The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) celebrated the first investor with special abilities in the presence of H.E Nevine Al-Kabbaj, Minister of Social Solidarity, Dr. Mohamed Farid, Executive Chairman of EGX and a representatives of investors with special needs from the banking sector.
Nevine Al-Kabbaj, Minister of Social Solidarity thanked EGX’s chairman for this step, stressing that the integration of people with special needs in the market entails special technological and administrative requirements; mainly, providing documents in braille and verbal assistance. In addition to enhancing the knowledge of the private sector (banking and non-banking sectors) with the benefits of Law No. 10 of 2018, and finally educating employees providing services in these fields about their rights and how to deal with them in an equal and supportive way.
Al-Kabbaj congratulated investor Amr Suleiman, the first investor with visual disability, for his achievement, and confirmed that Amr Suleiman is the first but not the last. She pointed out that the ministry will be at the forefront encouraging and empowering them. She added that the ministry is currently preparing a campaign for equal training and operational opportunities for persons with special needs for their integration in the labor market and the capital market.
She stressed that President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is keen on persons with special needs rights as an integral part of human rights and as an approach adopted by the Egyptian government as a whole. This has been reflected in the legislative rights in Article 53 of the Constitution, as well as Act No. 10 of 2018 for diabetic people.
Dr. Mohamed Farid, Executive Chairman of The Egyptian Exchange, expressed his enthusiasm with the first investor with special needs investing in EGX. He added that the integration of people with special needs in the capital market requires simplifying and facilitating the process of access to capital market’s services in a way that corresponds to their needs. He added that EGX will communicate with stakeholders to facilitate their access to the Egyptian Capital market.
