The Capital Markets Regulatory Authority participates in the Jordan Economic Conference

The Capital Markets Regulatory Authority participated in the activities of the Jordan Economic Conference in its twenty-first edition, entitled Financing Investment and Financial Technology, during the period from 1-2 November 2022 AD in Amman, the capital of Jordan, under the generous patronage of the Jordanian Prime Minister, Dr. Human Hani Al-Khasawneh with a high delegation headed by Dr. Shawqi Azmy Mahmoud, Director General of the Capital Markets Regulatory Authority.

The conference discussed issues of financing investment and financial technology and its impact on the future of Arab countries. It also discussed the importance of digital transformation and its impact on Arab economies, as well as providing successful models for countries that implemented digital transformation. With regard to the delegation’s benefit from the conference, the delegation got acquainted with Jordan’s experience in developing capital market legislation. And the regulations for licensing local and foreign 

brokerage firms, and the success achieved in this regard, which resulted in a remarkable development in the financial markets sector and the establishment of international services companies for local and regional offices in Jordan, as well as the employment of a large number of graduates in the sector.
Dr. has conducted. During the conference, Shawqi Azmi Mahmoud held a number of meetings with regional and Jordanian institutions, including his meeting with the representative of the Islamic Development Bank at the conference, Amir Khan, along with the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Amman Stock Exchange and the Jordan Securities Commission.

The conference presented a number of recommendations, the most prominent of which was the need for Arab countries to pay attention to the capital market system and include it in future strategies and plans, and to activate the role of Arab information centers to share information with investors. The conference also recommended the need to take advantage of digital transformation in facilitating government procedures and services.