Amman Stock Exchange (ASE), represented by CEO Mazen Wathaifi, participated in the 7th edition of the Portfolio Egypt 2024 Conference under the title "Arab Stock Exchanges: Competition or Integration", organized by Al-Mal GTM in cooperation with the Arab Federation of Capital Markets (AFCM), the Egyptian Financial Regulatory Authority and the Egyptian Stock Exchange. The conference was held in Cairo, Egypt, with the participation of a number of CEO’s of Arab stock exchanges and leaders of the Arab financial sector. The conference addressed several vital topics, including Arab stock markets and integration between them, required investment products and tools, as well as carbon markets, which are attracting increasing interest in light of the transition towards a green economy.
During his participation as a keynote speaker in the first session entitled “Integration Opportunities and Bridging Gaps”, which was moderated by Mr. Rami El-Dokany, Secretary General of Arab Federation of Capital Markets (AFCM), with the participation of the CEO’s of Doha, Abu Dhabi and Cairo stock exchanges, Wathaifi pointed out the importance of holding this conference as an important event to discuss the main issues in the Arab stock markets and explore mechanisms for cooperation between the Arab stock exchanges in light of the circumstances and challenges that our Arab region and the global economy are going through, stressing the importance of integration between the Arab stock markets and cooperation among them as an important step towards enhancing joint Arab action and Arab economic integration.