Paris, 6 July 2010 – NYSE Euronext and MICROFIS today announced plans to set up the world’s first organized market for listing and trading of bonds based on debt from international microfinance institutions and solidarity businesses as defined by the Economic Modernisation Act (LME).
This new and specialized NYSE Euronext market segment will offer investors a unique range of products in an environment that is at once secure and transparent. Scheduled for launch in the last quarter of 2010, this market segment dedicated to Responsible Finance breaks new ground and will reinforce the attractiveness of Paris as an international financial centre.