STATEMENT BY RANKING MEMBER BACHUS REGARDING THE NASDAQ-BORSE DUBAI ANNOUNCEMENT
WASHINGTON,
September 20, 2007
"Let me congratulate NASDAQ and Borse Dubai on their announced plans to create a global financial marketplace with operations in the U.S., Europe and the Middle East. This is a win-win for both exchanges. NASDAQ's brand is respected world-wide, and Borse Dubai's investment in NASDAQ is exactly the kind of foreign investment we should foster and encourage." |