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8/15/2012. 2. . Purpose of presentation:to present the Egyptian Capital Market Association ? ECMA
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1. 8/15/2012 1 Good Governance & Economic Development Alaa Amer
Member of the Board of Directors
Egyptian Capital Market Association - ECMA
Amman Jan. 25 – 27 , 2005
2. 8/15/2012 2 Purpose of presentation:
to present the Egyptian Capital Market Association – ECMA & its effort to promote Corporate Governance.
to examine the influence of Good Governance on Economic Development.
3. 8/15/2012 3 ECMA EFFORTS TO PROMOTE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
ECMA AS SRO
CODE OF CONDUCT FOR MEMBERS
SEMINARS TO CREATE AWARENESS
TRAINING PROGRAMME:
FINANCIAL REPORTING & DISCLOSURE.
LISTING REQUIREMENTS.
MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS RIGHTS.
MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES, B.O.D MEMBERS & STAKEHOLDERS.
AUDIT COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES.
INSIDER TRANSACTIONS.
AUDITORS INDEPENDENCE.
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS.
4. 8/15/2012 4 Good Governance
Good Governance Core Values
Guiding Qualities for Society
Nature of Governance Process
Public Governance & Corporate Governance
Corporate Governance & Democratic Culture
Broad Definition of Corporate Governance
5. 8/15/2012 5 Good Governance Structure Requires Institutional Reform Policies & programmes:
Public Expenditure Management Programme.
Public Administration Reform.
Legal System Reform.
Institutional Capacity Building.
Public Accountability Policies.
Increase Private Sector participation.
Strengthening the participation of civil society.
Banking Sector & Capital Market reform
Competition policy.
6. 8/15/2012 6 Can Corporate Governance Influence Economic Development ?
Increases firm access to external finance.
Lowers firm cost of capital & provides higher firm valuation.
Better operational performance.
Reduced risk of financial crises.
Better relationships with all stakeholders.
7. 8/15/2012 7 Can Corporate Governance Work in Isolation of Other Economic Development Factors ?
Finance
Banks & Securities Market
Legal Foundation
Competition
8. 8/15/2012 8 Concluding Remarks Corporate Governance Has a significant role in growth & development at the level of the country, market & the firm.
It can’t work in isolation. must work in concert with other factors of development.
Good Public Governance is required for Good Corporate Governance.
9. 8/15/2012 9 Concluding Remarks Corporate Governance is a dynamic process that must consider the local environment at each country level as it evolves during implementation.
Establishing the Corporate Governance Core Values & the required framework will not be a troublesome task. However, The more difficult process will be changing the attitudes & behavior.
Enforcement of Corporate Governance rules is important & requires more attention.