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The Palestine Security Exchange is continuing the preparations for the first annual forum for the Palestine Capital Market

2007-08-08

The Palestine Security Exchange is continuing the preparations for the first annual forum for the Palestine Capital Market

Ramallah: The PSE is running its final preparations for the convening of the first annual forum for the Palestinian Capital Market. It will be held on September 8, 2007 in Ramallah and Gaza by video conference. The Market stated yesterday that the forum is sponsored by President Mahmoud Abbas, Abu Mazen, and that scheduled to participate are official figures, ministers and businessmen, local economic and Arab organizations and bodies representing economic tasks at home and abroad. The statement pointed out the markets hopes of a forum that is a point of convergence for all workers, researchers and those interested in the capital market sector which seek to create an open forum for free discussions and building the reality of the capital market sector and the Palestinian prospects for the future. The statement also reported that the forum highlights the important axes of mean for the Palestinian Stock Exchange which reviews the experience of ten years of the life of the PSE discussing the legislative and regulatory framework for the capital market, investment environment, governance, and the investment funds role in increasing the depth and breadth of the stock exchange also teaching investor protection. The forum includes 7 meetings over 2 days, dealing with each meeting and working on papers, according to the forums agenda alternating the presentation of working papers, speakers, critiques of academics and researchers, business men and economic figures. It was also pointed out that the companies supporting the pilot in sponsoring this event are PADICO, GLOBAL, BOP and a unique group will also participate, hey are: The Welfare Bank for the Financing of Small Enterprises, Price Waterhouse Coopers, The Investment Security Goal Company, AIB, The Arab Insurance Institution, Almashriq Insurance, The National Company for Securities, QUDS and Ernest & Young.