(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Qatar Exchange (QE) will host the 55th General Assembly and Annual Meeting of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) in October 2015. The WFE is also the world's largest gathering of exchanges as it is the trade association of 64 publicly regulated stock, futures and options exchanges from all over the world, in addition to other affiliate and correspondent members.
The 2014 WFE General Assembly and Annual Meeting was held in the Korean capital, Seoul, during which Rashid bin Ali Al Mansoori, CEO of QE was elected as a Board Member of the WFE to represent Europe-Middle East-Africa region for three-year term.
Several key issues will be discussed at the WFE meetings. They include the role of stock exchanges in serving national economies, their contribution to the overall development and sustainability efforts, their role in encouraging investments and the private sector through SME's exchange markets, in addition to discussing some other issues related to stock market strategies and performance, the development of derivatives and bonds markets, and the challenges facing emerging and developed markets.
Al Mansoori said: "The hosting of this major international event in Qatar is an important achievement for Qatar Exchange".We are happy to be part of an organisation that represents markets worldwide that are fair, transparent, well regulated and that play an important role in the economies of our respective countries".
"We look at this meeting as an opportunity to exchange views in order to strengthen the means of cooperation between the participating stock exchanges and find solutions to the difficulties and challenges that may face those exchanges, especially in light of the rapid economic, social and political changes all over the world," he added.
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