EGX Chairman, Dr. Islam Azzam, participated today, Thursday November 20, 2025, in the main panel discussion of “The Market 2.0” conference organized by Bahrain Bourse, in collaboration with Arab Federation of Capital Markets (AFCM). The session titled “Chief Executives Insights to Changing Technology Landscape”, with participation of several CEOs of Arab stock exchanges. A large number of leaders from stock exchanges, financial institutions, and experts of capital markets from Arab countries participated in the event.
During the session, Dr. Azzam emphasized that investing in financial technology became strategic necessity, noting that The Egyptian Exchange’s investments in technology witnessed growth around 100% last year, whereas investments in cyber security increased around 40% during the same period. He added that during the previous period, EGX management focused on updating the new main trading platform, scheduled to be launched in 2026. We further developed more than 10 essential supportive systems, to enhance the operational efficiency of the technological sectors.
EGX Chairman highlighted some of the new systems launched to enhance liquidity and advance market depth including: Government Fixed Income Trading (GFIT) system, Global Depository Receipts (GDR) system, in addition to EGX’s Gate application, which provides an advanced digital experience for investors.
Dr. Azzam pointed out that EGX is proceeding with its plans to launch the derivatives market with its requirements of technological development and update, and also to expand the use of digital applications in brokerage firms, supporting efforts of financial inclusion and aligning with the digital transformation in the capital markets.
EGX Chairman concluded his remarks by underscoring that strengthening EGX’s technological capabilities relies on advancing technical competencies and fostering a flexible, innovation-driven institutional culture. He highlighted that approximately 18% of EGX employees are currently engaged in information technology functions, reflecting the strategic importance of this sector within EGX’s overall operating framework.
