ASE participates in the Sixth Conference of Businessmen and Expatriates Jordanian Investors

Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) represented by the CEO of the ASE, Mr. Jalil Tarif, participated in the Sixth Conference of businessmen and Expatriates Jordanian investors which was organized by the Jordanian Businessmen Association and the Jordan Investment Board in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during the period between 3-4/8/2010.

Mr. Tarif presented a presentation entitled "Amman Stock Exchange and Current Challenges" Mr. Tarif stressed the importance of investing at the ASE and its role in fostering savings and investment, Mr. Tarif also emphasized on the Internet trading service which is launched recently by the ASE and the importance of this service which is seen as a major opportunity to investors to follow up and manage their investments easily. Mr. Tarif also addressed the challenges facing the ASE, namely, the intense continuous fluctuations of the global market and encountering the effects of the global financial crisis in respect to the investment in the exchange and fostering liquidity. He also stressed the Jordanian and non-Jordanian investors persistent concern in the ASE, where non- Jordanian ownership represented (48%) of the ASE market capitalization.