Boursa Kuwait concludes successful participation in AFCM conference

Boursa Kuwait concludes successful participation in AFCM conference

KUWAIT: Boursa Kuwait concluded its successful participation in the Arab Federation of Capital Markets (AFCM) annual conference entitled, “AFCM Annual Conference: Bahrain 2022”, which was held in the Kingdom of Bahrain, on March 28 and 29, 2022.

Regarded as the largest event for stock exchanges and capital markets in the Middle East, the AFCM annual conference is a distinguished platform that gathers leaders from across the Arab securities industry, to exchange ideas and visions on the most suitable means to provide key opportunities and the ideal environment to promote the growth of the Arabian capital market ecosystem, in addition to enhancing integration and liquidity among exchanges across the region. The conference seeks to bring the interests of the Arab capital markets to life on all levels, boosting cooperation and coordinating efforts to ultimately enhance liquidity and motivate companies to register, list and trade, in an effort to develop and enhance the region’s capital markets.

The event’s agenda included 19 discussion panels and 95 speakers, shedding light on various topics related to the capital markets as well as their efforts and operations throughout the past year. Key topics included sustainability, environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics, listed index funds, real estate codes, green