Iran Capital Market Membership Upgrades in IOSCO

International Organization of Securities Commission (IOSCO) is the international body of the world’s securities regulators and acts as the standard setter for the securities sector.

Iran’s SEO initially joined the organization in April 2016 as an associate member, and through years of hard work for complying local regulations and standards with the IOSCO’s, the membership was upgraded in November 2018. The development is expected to help Iran’s market entities find a more effective and robust status in global securities industry and pave the ground for more international cooperation and investment.