EGX re-forms the Sustainability Advisory Committee to promote investment and sustainable finance in the Egyptian market

Sunday, 20 May 2018

As part of EGX’s awareness of the importance of building the capacity of the capital markets in the field of sustainability, Mr. Farid, EGX chairman, signed a decree restructuring the Sustainability Advisory Committee. The objective of the committee is to promote and activate EGX’s role in drafting and designing policies that contribute to strengthening sustainability in the Egyptian market. Members of the Committee are representatives of listed companies, brokerage firms, non-profit organizations and a number of international organizations including the International Finance Corporation, United Nations Global Compact and UN Women.
Mr. Farid, EGX chairman, said that the move comes in the context of the Egyptian stock exchange’s role to enhance and strengthen sustainability at the level of the capital market industry as a whole.