The Ministry of Finance announces that the registration of the public debt instruments at the Securities Deposit Centre through the Saudi Stock Exchange "Tadawul" would be effective from Sunday 4-8-1438 AH corresponding to 30-4-2017 G. This action follows the previous announcement from the Ministry of Finance dated 9-1-1438, corresponding to 10-10-2016, concerning the implementation of the initiative to establish the Public Debt Management Office (DMO) at the Ministry of Finance and the decision to gradually register, list and trade government debt instruments. A DMO spokesperson said, "This is another example of the steps being taken to strengthen the DMO's role as part of ambitious recommendations of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 in the local and international financial markets.