DUBAI, 8 November 2006 — Deutsche Bank has agreed to provide buy and sell prices in two of the largest companies listed on the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX), Gold Fields and Kingdom Hotel Investments (KHI), in a further significant step forward for the exchange. Per E. Larsson, chief executive of the DIFX, said: “Deutsche Bank is the first international investment bank to sign a market making agreement with the exchange. Market making encourages an active trading environment and is a significant feature of international exchanges. Investors can have confidence that they will always be able to sell or buy shares in these companies on the DIFX, the region’s international exchange.” Ricardo Honegger, Chief Country Officer for UAE at Deutsche Bank said: “Deutsche Bank has been closely involved with the DIFX since before it launched in September 2005. We have already been providing liquidity in numerous listed DIFX securities.”

