The judging committee consisting of 6 members, including heads of regulators and global stock exchanges, which was formed by the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), selected for the second year in a row Dr. Rasha Dayyat, Director of the Planning and Institutional Development Department at Amman Stock Exchange, to be among the list of women leaders 2022 in global stock exchanges as part of the Federation's initiative aimed at highlighting the leading women In the stock exchanges of the world.
Where the federation asked its 250 members to nominate women for this list, and the female candidates should answer the questions related to this initiative, which reflect the vision and perception of women working in the financial markets for progress and development in work and in the field of work of stock exchanges in particular, and shows her previous experiences in various fields. International stock exchanges, including the Amman Stock Exchange, submitted their nominations, which amounted to 60 female candidates competing to enter the list of leading women in stock exchanges around the world, and 21 women were selected from the candidates to be on the list announced by the Federation.
A special issue will be published by the World Federation of Exchanges, in FOCUS magazine, which highlights the stories of the 21 WFE’s women leaders.
The participation of ASE in this initiative derived from its belief in the importance of the effective participation of women and equal opportunities in leadership at all levels of decision-making in the political, economic and public scopes, and in implementing the sustainability standards related to this aspect.
It is worth noting that the Amman Stock Exchange joined the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) in 2008, which was established in 1961 and is based in the London, London. The WFE has 250 members. The number of companies listed on the Federation is approximately 47,919 companies with a market capitalization of more than $109 trillion.
