Egyptian Exchange hosts ASEA annual conference next month

CAIRO – 30 October 2017: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) will host next month the 11th annual conference of the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA), Egyptian Exchange said in a Monday statement.

EGX Chairman Mohamed Farid stated that hosting the ASEA annual event in Cairo comes as part of the entity’s efforts to activate the cooperation with the African financial centers.

“This conference is considered one of the most important financial conferences of the continent as the African stock exchanges and a number of influential figures in the formulation of financing and investment policies in international institutions will participate in it,” he said in the statement.

The two-day conference will discuss issues of capital market industry, market liquidity and financial technology in the capital markets. The sessions will also discuss mechanisms to strengthen governance practices and the role of financial markets in sustainability.