Egypt Exchange Market

In the awakening of the Egyptian uprising that brought down the government of President Hosni Mubarak, transparency has been increasing and political uncertainty has been decreasing, boosting investor confidence.

Mohamed Abel Salam, Stock chairman has said the changes were increasing investor confidence and stability which will move towards increasing the share of institutional investors.

Egypt's stock exchange was closed for almost two months after the start of the uprising on January 25, and the Egyptian exchange's benchmark index has lost 17 percent of its value since then.

The change will introducing a trading system that would enable foreign investors to buy or sell orders for shares on Cairo's exchange directly.

Speaker:

Mohamed Abdel Salam - Chairman of Egypt Stock Exchange

Voice:

Mourad Kricha