Moroccan Regulator Nezha Hayat Elected to Lead IOSCO’s Africa and Middle East Committee

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Moroccan Regulator Nezha Hayat Elected to Lead IOSCO's Africa and Middle East Committee

The Regional Committee for Africa and the Middle East of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has a new president. It is Nezhat Hayat, chairwoman of the Moroccan Capital Market Authority (AMMC).

The Regional Committee for Africa and the Middle East (AMERC) of IOSCO brings together the financial market regulators of the region. Its work aims to review, exchange information and promote issues specific to the development of capital markets.

As for AMERC, it includes 28 ordinary members and 12 associate members, all representing regulators from the Africa and Middle East region. In her capacity as chairwoman of the AMMC, Nezha Hayat joins the IOSCO Board of Directors for a term running from 2020 to 2022.