HKEx: The Riyadh office of Saudi Aramco has commenced operations, and the first Middle Eastern headquarters company is planning to list in Hong Kong.

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange announced last year that it would open an office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this year. Xu Jingwei, head of the HKEX Global Listings Services Department, stated in an interview in Riyadh that the office has recently started operations and can strengthen communication with relevant partners in the region. In addition, the HKEX disclosed on its Easy website that Dubai-based hygiene products company, Comfort, has published its hearing material set and is expected to be listed soon. Xu Jingwei described the application of the first consumer company headquartered in the Middle East to list in Hong Kong as a preliminary achievement for the exchange, emphasizing that Hong Kong can provide value-added services for companies in the Middle East region.