IOSCO was established in 1983 from the transformation of its ancestor inter-American regional association (created in 1974) into a truly international cooperative body.

Eleven securities regulatory agencies from North and South America gathered in Quito, Ecuador in April 1983 to take that important decision.

Today IOSCO is recognized as the international standard setter for securities markets. The Organization's wide membership regulates more than 90% of the world's securities markets and IOSCO is the world's most important international cooperative forum for securities regulatory agencies. IOSCO members regulate more than one hundred jurisdictions and the Organization's membership is steadily growing.

The member agencies of the International Organization of Securities Commissions goal is to cooperate together in order to promote high standards of regulation that maintains just, efficient and sound markets.

They also exchange information on their respective experiences in order to promote the development of domestic markets. Uniting their efforts to establish standards and an effective surveillance of international securities transactions is another goal for the IOSCO. Finally, they provide mutual assistance to promote the integrity of the markets by a rigorous application of the standards and by effective enforcement against offenses.

Finally, EGX is an affiliate member of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), which is an organization that provides comprehensive technical assistance to its members, in particular those which regulate emerging securities markets.

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