December 6, 2010

Exchange news

NYSE Euronext backs growth in African stock exchanges

NYSE Euronext Inc. has seen a threefold increase in the trading of African stocks on its exchanges over the past 5 years and twice as many exchange-traded funds (ETFs) focused on Africa in the past 12 to 18 months.

Capital raising

Templeton’s Mobius tells Reuters he picks Nigeria

Templeton fund manager Mark Mobius picks China and Nigeria as tips over the next 12 months, according to an interview with Reuters. Mobius oversees more than $40 billion as chairman of Franklin Templeton’s Emerging Markets Group.

Cote d’Ivoire

Institutions react to Cote d’Ivoire crisis

Markets are reacting quickly to the news that Laurent Gbagbo was sworn in as president of Cote d’Ivoire on Saturday (4 Dec). The World Bank and African Development Bank on Sunday said in a joint statement: “The African Development Bank and the World Bank, longstanding multilateral development partners of Côte d’Ivoire, view with great concern and frustration the events unfolding in Côte d’Ivoire.”