The 16th Annual General Meeting and Flagship Conference of the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) for the year 2012 will launch on Monday in Cairo on 2-4 December 2012 at the Four Seasons Hotel. The ASEA Annual Conference of this year is hosted by the Egyptian Exchange (EGX).
The focus of the Annual Conference of this year is on “Unleashing Africa’s Investment Potential – What Could Be Done By African Capital Markets?”
Egypt’s Prime Minister Hisham Kandil will kick off on Monday the Annual Conference with the participation of Sunil Benimadhu – President of the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA), Dr. Mohamed Omran – the EGX Chairman, and Osama Saleh, Egypt’s Minister of Investment.
“This is the 2nd time EGX welcomes its fellow members of ASEA to Egypt & hosts the annual meeting. We are looking forward to meeting old friends and colleagues in this conference to discuss means of developing the African markets. Hoping the outcome of the conference would be fruitful to all parties.” EGX Chairman Mohamed Omran said
The Annual General Meeting of ASEA is held every year and participation is by invitation only. It is the occasion for the heads of exchanges in Africa, to identify the initiatives that need to be implemented to achieve the objectives of the Association and help member exchanges attain a greater role in the competitive global market environment. The most recent conference was in December 2011 and was hosted by Casablanca Stock Exchange in Marrakesh, Morocco. The event brought together over 300 delegates from more than 22 countries.