CMA LAW: Press Release: The Capital Markets Authority Participates in the Annual Meeting of (IOSCO) of 2026

Kuwait, May 24, 2026 – The Capital Markets Authority’s (CMA) delegation participated in the annual meeting held remotely by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) during the period from May 11^th to May 19^th, 2026. The CMA’s delegation was headed by Mr. Tareq Al-Shehab, member of the CMA Board of Commissioners and member of the Board of Directors of IOSCO, accompanied by Mr. Abdulrahman Mahmoud Mohamad – Advisor at the Foreign Relations Office, Ms. Nora Alharoun – Director of the Managing Director’s Technical Office, Mr. Faisal Al-Humaidi – Senior Specialist at the Foreign Relations Office, and Ms. Farah Zainal - Senior Specialist at the Foreign Relations Office.

The meeting discussed several vital issues on the financial, regulatory and supervisory levels.  It also included, on its sidelines, several important meetings that began on May 11, 2026. The delegation participated in the meeting of the Growth and Emerging Markets Committee (GEMC) and the meeting of Africa / Middle East Regional Committee (AMERC) in which the latest developments in financial market were reviewed, along with training programs aimed at developing the regulatory bodies cadres.

The delegation participated in the meetings of IOSCO’s Board and its committees in the following days. IOSCO’s of the international capital markets authorities and several securities and capital markets experts participated in the meeting. Such member states meet annually to discuss vital issues related to international securities and the future markets.

Moreover, CMA’s delegation in its capacity as a Board Member, participated in the meeting of IOSCO’s Board, in which the Board Members discussed the presented agenda and took the appropriate decisions thereon. The delegation also attended
the President’s Committee.

It should be noted  that CMA’s participation in this annual event is an emphasis on the importance of the State of Kuwait’s participation and presence in all the international organizations for the supervision of capital markets, which will contribute in the exchange of experiences and information with representatives of the member states in order to develop the capital market, improve the investors protection and attraction, and upgrade the level of supervision to achieve more integrity, fairness, and transparency. It also confirms the continuation of the CMA’s efforts in enhancing the effectiveness of its role in IOSCO in order to be an active member in the organization.

It is worth noting that IOSCO was established in 1983 and includes the membership of 95% of the international capital markets, 125 supervisory entities, and 90 participants from regional and international exchanges and organizations. It is considered as the highest professional international organization in the field of regulating and supervising the capital markets, as it is the international organization that gathers the securities regulators in the world and is known as an international assessment tool in the securities sector. IOSCO develops, applies, and enhances compliance with the internationally approved standards for regulating the securities. It also works with the Group of Twenty (G20) and the Financial Stability Board (FSB) on the agenda of the global regulatory reform, which aims to enhancing the regulatory and supervisory authorities of the capital markets, contributes in detecting and controlling the financial crimes as well as cooperating in the training and the exchange of visits and information, in addition to improving the protection and attraction of the investors and upgrading the supervisory level in order to achieve the highest levels of integrity, fairness, and transparency.

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Notes to Editors:
The Capital Markets Authority was established pursuant to Law No. 7/2010, approved by the Kuwaiti Parliament in February 2010. Pursuant to the Law, the CMA shall regulate and supervise the securities activities, achieve transparency and fairness, observe listed companies’ execution of Corporate Governance regulations, and protect investors from unfair practices which violate the CMA's Law.

Furthermore, the Law's provisions stipulate the supervision of mergers, acquisitions, and disclosure operations. The CMA also aims to provide awareness programs related to securities activities.

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