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Executives from the Athens Exchange Group conducted an official visit to Tehran, on July 11 and 12, 2016.
The purpose of the visit was to sign a Memorandum of Cooperation between the Athens Stock Exchange and the Hellenic Central Securities Depository and the Tehran Stock Exchange and Central Securities Depository of Iran. The Memoranda were signed by the CEO of the Athens Exchange Group, Mr. Socratis Lazaridis, the President and CEO of the Tehran Stock Exchange, Dr. Hassan Ghalibaf Asl, and the CEO of the Central Securities Depository of Iran, Mr. Mohammadreza Mohseni.
The Athens Exchange Group delegation participated also in FINEX 2016, the 9th International Exhibition of Exchange, Bank and Insurance that takes place from July 10 until July 13 in Tehran, and aims to encourage multinational companies to invest in Iran, by means of familiarization with the economic and financial mechanisms of Iran, as well as with the relevant regulatory framework.
In the Conference held during the Exhibition and was entitled "Iran Capital Market: Rewarding Financial Instruments, Promising Diverse Industries, among the keynote speakers were the CEO of the Athens Exchange Group, Mr. Socratis Lazaridis, and the Second Vice Chairman of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission, Mr. Xenophon Avlonitis. The conference program is available here.
Ms Eleni Koritsa, Deputy CEO of Eurobank Asset Management MFMC, Mr. Spyros Kyritsis, President of the Athens Stock Exchange Members Association, and Mr. Nikos Porfyris, Deputy Staff Deputy Chief Operating Officer of the Athens Stock Exchange, also participated in the FINEX 2016 Conference.
Photographs and joint Press Releases related to the Memorandum of Cooperation between the Athens Exchange Group and the Tehran Stock Exchange and Central Securities Depository of Iran are hereby attached.
