At the Saudi Capital Markets Forum (Shanghai session) on Sept. 3, Zhang Bin,
director of the Shanghai Stock Exchange international cooperation department,
said SSE will deepen cross-border product cooperation, expand its cross-border
ETF lineup to include Middle East exposures, and continue to improve two-way
connectivity mechanisms to facilitate cross-border asset allocation for global
investors. He said that as of end‑August 2026 SSE’s cross-border ETF investment
scope covers the US, Germany, France, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Saudi
Arabia and other mature and emerging markets, with total assets exceeding CNY
500 billion — nearly eightfold growth versus the same period in 2021.