The Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority provided an update on steps to activate short selling, with Chair Islam Azzam indicating during a meeting with university interns that a new regulatory framework for sales of borrowed securities will be issued within days. The framework will seek to align short-selling practices with international standards for disclosure, transparency and risk management. The authority expects the mechanism to increase liquidity, improve market efficiency and make Egypt’s securities market more attractive to domestic and foreign investors.
Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority2026-08-01
Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority plans new short-selling framework within days
The Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority plans to issue a new framework for short selling within days. The rules will address disclosure, transparency and risk management, with the aim of supporting market liquidity and efficiency.