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RBS Middle East PR Index Zero Cert™
RBS ZPCMIDEAST100218 Singapore Exchange

The RBS MIDDLE EAST PR INDEX ZERO CERT™ offers investors access to the fast growing Middle East economies in a single, highly-diversified product that trades like a stock.Its underlying, the RBS Middle East Price Return Index, is a modified market capitalisation weighted index composed currently of stocks from the 30 largest companies listed on the stock exchanges of the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Egypt, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar. Selected stocks must have a market capitalisation of more than USD 400 million and a daily liquidity greater than USD 1 million.

Its underlying, the RBS Middle East Price Return Index, is a modified market capitalisation weighted index composed currently of stocks from the 30 largest companies listed on the stock exchanges of the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Egypt, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar. Selected stocks must have a market capitalisation of more than USD 400 million and a daily liquidity greater than USD 1 million.


INVESTOR BENEFITS

The Middle East countries have experienced spectacular growth with the most prominent equity indices in the region posting up to 600%* growth over the last three years1. With soaring oil prices, coupled with increasing liberalisation in legal, tax and regulatory systems, public infrastructure development and a booming and young population, an unparalleled level of foreign direct investment is pouring into the region2. The RBS MIDDLE EAST INDEX ZERO CERT™ aims to reap gains from the region’s robust economies poised for further rapid growth, through the performances of a diversified group of companies in the important sectors such as banking and finance, telecommunications and building and construction.

*Past performance of the index is not indicative of future performance of the product.

1 Bloomberg, Case 30 Index, June 2006;
2 IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2007;


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* Last Updated on 26 Jul 2010 09:30


* Note: Statistical and chart data represent the product BID prices. The underlying prices shown are not real-time prices, i.e. they are delayed due to mandatory requirements of the data provider.
 
 

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The official level of the reference index is published by the respective 3rd party index calculators on a daily basis at the end of each trading day in the United States. Intraday updating of the reference level is calculated by The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V. using composition of index provided by the index calculator, and with an imposed delay on the respective underlying prices according to exchange restrictions. The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V. validates the information on a regular basis but shall not be liable for the total accuracy of the index levels published.

Product Facts
 
Listing RBS ZPCMIDEAST100218 Singapore Exchange
Underlying RBS Middle East Price Return Index
Codes Bloomberg:
RBSYMIDP INDEX
Reuters: .RBSYMIDP
Underlying Currency USD (United States Dollar)
Settlement Currency SGD (Singapore Dollar)
Exercise Amount 193
Maturity Date 18 Feb 2010