- The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) is a pillar for institutional transformation, enhancing corporate sustainability, and establishing a more efficient investment environment.
- Omar Radwan emphasizes EGX’s commitment to participate with an effective role in the support and empowerment of women.
- Governance and transparency are the fundamental support to enhancing investors trust and market stability.
- Listing on EGX is a strategic tool ensuring continuity of family businesses across generations.
- Integrating governance with arbitration enhances efficiency of disputes settlement and reduces investment risks.
Mr. Omar Radwan, EGX Chairman, emphasized that listing on EGX is no longer perceived as merely for funding, rather it represents an integrated path for institutional transformation. It consolidates principles of good governance, transparency, and discipline, enhancing the ability of companies to achieve sustainability and long-term growth.
This was during the speech of Mr. Omar Radwan, EGX Chairman, at the event of “Egypt Arbitration Day 2026” (EGYAD) conference, organized by the Egyptian Center for Arbitration and Settlement of Non-Banking Financial Disputes (ECAS). The event held on May 5-6, 2026 in Cairo, with the participation of government officials, representatives of regulatory authorities, judges, advisors, investors, as well as local and international experts.
EGX Chairman clarified that the pivotal role of the Egyptian Exchange is not limited to being a platform providing funding and liquidity, but it extends to building comprehensive institutional environment based on disclosure and governance rules. This creates balance between rights of shareholders and executive management, limiting conflicts of interest, and enhancing efficiency of decision making within companies.
He pointed out that listing on EGX represents a crucial turning point in the path of the companies, as it shifts the company from traditional management style to corporate management model, which includes enhancing independence of board of directors, activating specialized committees, developing internal control systems, and risk management as per the best international practices.
Regarding disclosure, he highlighted that adherence to periodic disclosure on specified timelines is not just a regulatory obligation, but also it’s the cornerstone building trust of investors and financial institutions.
This positively reflects on the institutional reputation, enhancing companies’ attractiveness for domestic and international investment.
EGX Chairman emphasized that listing represents a crucial strategic tool to confront challenges facing family businesses, particularly that’s related to the continuity of the entity across generations. As governance contributes to separate ownership from management, reducing impact of non-institutional factors on economic decisions, thereby ensuring corporate sustainability and protecting its accumulative value.
He added that listing provides flexibility for shareholders, through regulated mechanisms for partial or total exit system without harming the company’s stability or the continuity of its activity. Besides mechanisms for fair pricing of the shares according to supply and demand, reflecting the fair value of the companies and their future growth prospects.
He explained that the listed companies have a greater ability to diversify their funding sources: either through capital increases, or various debt instruments such as bonds and securitized bonds, contributing to support their expansion plans and enhance their competitiveness ability within the markets.
In the same context, EGX Chairman praised the complementary relationship between good governance and disputes settlement system. He clarified that effective adherence to principles of governance contributes to reduce disputes, whereas the clear institutional structure along with disciplined disclosure accelerates disputes resolution upon occurrence, either through arbitration or alternative means, thereby minimizing time and cost as well as maintaining the stability of the economic entities.
On the other hand, Omar Radwan emphasized that the two main aspects that have strategic priority are: supporting family businesses, and empowering women. As these two have pivotal role in enhancing companies’ sustainability and improving efficiency of the financial market.
He clarified that EGX played an effective role in supporting women’s empowerment, through enhancing their representation on the boards of directors of listed companies and membership firms, as well as promoting companies to adopt policies providing safe and supportive work environment, thereby strengthening women’s participation in decision-making positions.
He pointed out that we monitor the implementation of the Financial Regulatory Authority decision regarding the necessity of women representation on the boards of directors of listed companies and membership firms with not less than 25%, and minimum representation of two female members. He emphasized that this reflects commitment of the market to enhance principles of governance and diversity, supporting achieving more sustainable and efficient institutional growth.
EGX Chairman concluded his speech stressing that corporate governance today became a competitive measure governing investment decisions, not just a regulatory obligation. He pointed out that promoting listing on EGX reflects a strategic direction towards enhancing the efficiency of the national economy, consolidating concepts of transparency and accountability, and building companies capable of growth and sustainability across generations, supporting the state’s economic development goals.
