2014-01-01
The Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA) issued Decision No. 160 of 2014 to formally establish the Board of Trustees for its Supervisory Unit overseeing microfinance activities of associations and civil society institutions. The decree appoints nine members, including representatives from the Central Bank of Egypt, the Ministry of Social Solidarity, and the Social Development Fund, while designating the EFSA Chairman as Board Chair and its Vice-Chairman as Vice-Chair. It further regulates trustee compensation by granting fixed per-session allowances, an annual bonus capped at EFSA board remuneration, and establishes a renewable two-year term for the board.
Dated 3/12/2014
The Board of Directors of the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority;
Having reviewed the Presidential Decree-Law No. (141) of 2014 on the Regulation of Microfinance, issued as a law;
And on Law No. (10) of 2009 on the Regulation of Supervision over Non-Banking Financial Markets and Instruments;
And on Presidential Decree-Law No. (63) of 2014 concerning the Income Cap for Salaried Employees in State Agencies;
And on Prime Ministerial Decision No. (1265) of 2014 on the Executive Rules for the provisions of Presidential Decree-Law No. (63) of 2014 concerning the Income Cap for Salaried Employees in State Agencies;
And on Decision of the Board of Directors of the Authority No. (159) of 2014 concerning the Bylaws of the Supervisory Unit for Microfinance Activities of Associations and Civil Society Institutions;
And on the approval of the Board of Directors of the Authority in its meeting No. (21) held on 3/12/2014;
And on the nominations received from the Central Bank of Egypt and the Social Development Fund;
The Board of Trustees of the Unit, which constitutes the trustees of the Supervisory Unit for Microfinance Activities of Associations and Civil Society Institutions, shall be formed as follows:
Mr. Sherif Samir Samy - Chairman of the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority - shall preside over the Board of Trustees, and Mr. Gamal Abdel Aziz Khalifa shall serve as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees.
Without prejudice to the provisions regulating the income cap issued by Presidential Decree-Law No. (63) of 2014, and the executive rules issued by Prime Ministerial Decision No. (1265) of 2014, the financial treatment of the members of the Board of Trustees of the Unit shall be as follows:
In all cases, the Chairman of the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority shall not receive any allowances or bonuses for his membership on the Board of Trustees.
The provisions of this Decision shall take effect from the day following its issuance, and the competent authorities are tasked with its implementation according to their respective jurisdictions.
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Sherif Samy
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Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority
Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority
Office of the Chairman of the Board of Directors
7. Mr. Sherif Samir Samy, Representative of the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority
8. Mr. Gamal Abdel Aziz Khalifa, Representative of the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority
9. Dr. Iman Zakaria Hussein, Representative of the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority
The term of the Board of Trustees shall be two years, renewable.
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