As a part of the preparations carried out by the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) for the Economic Conference, Dr. Mohammad Omran, EGX chairman traveled today to London invited by the Middle East Congress conference that highlights the investment opportunities in light of the political situation in the region. The conference is attended by a large number of the region’s officials, led by the Egyptian investment minister, Mr. Ashraf Salman, Dr. Hany Kadry, the Egyptian finance minister, Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Vice President of the Saudi general investment Authority as well as Mr. Tobias Ellwood, member of the British Parliament, and a number of the largest companies and investment banks’ executives in the region. Dr. Mohammad Omran will be a keynote speaker on the first day of the conference in a session to discuss the stock market's role in development and providing jobs, where he will review EGX’ role in supporting the Egyptian economy, and how to benefit companies of funding opportunities available through the stock exchange, moreover Omran will focus on the latest developments in the economic situation in Egypt and the efforts performed to improve the investment climate. From his part, Omran said he will focus on the investment opportunities in the Egyptian economy and the Egyptian stock market, stating that promoting for the Egyptian Economic conference is the main concern for EGX during the coming days, hoping it will be a new start for the Egyptian economy. Omran disclosed " We understand very well how the foreign investor think " stressing that it’s important to talk to the foreign investor so that he feels that you have a clear vision about the future, most importantly to show the government's commitment to support and ensure the serious investor, as the direct meeting with investors allowed better explanation for the economic situation in Egypt which cannot be understood by the foreign investor, stating that the economy began to move positively during the recent period. Omran said "I think that EGX will be an important key to promote for the Egyptian economy in the coming period", it’s among sectors that largely reflect the investors’ expectations and vision towards the economic and political situation. So we should highlight its good performance recently as an indicator of approaching to the economic recovery, mentioning that the Egyptian Exchange has contributed greatly to finance a large number of companies during the last year, which strongly helped them to expand and grow. |