Zimbabwe – a tale of two African stock exchanges
The Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) is positioning itself as a gateway to international capital entering Zimbabwe and other southern African markets. Will it take ...
The Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) is positioning itself as a gateway to international capital entering Zimbabwe and other southern African markets. Will it take ...
Morocco has officially launched its futures market and clearing house on 6 April 2026, after more than 10 years of preparation. All key stakeholders, the ...
Leading local energy company ZEN Petroleum Holdings PLC has listed and started trading on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) after raising GHS 640 million ($57.2m) ...
Ethiopia’s largest private bank Awash Bank S.C. has listed on the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX) Main Board, offering its 12,143 shareholders the chance to trade ...
Here is a roundup of some headlines of the Ethiopian capital market from recent weeks: Progress on listings Six banks are working towards getting their ...
Effect of Hormuz How badly does the US-Israeli war on Iran affect Ethiopia’s economy, which still depends heavily on imported fuel coming through the closed ...
There is an amazing line-up of speakers at the African Capital Markets Investment Conference (ACMIC) 2026 next week in London from 15 – 17 April. ...
UPDATE 14 APRIL: Bloomberg has published an interview with Frank Mwiti, CEO of the Nairobi Securities Exchange, confirming that Dangote is aiming for a revolutionary ...
Premium grocer Gourmet Egypt.com Foods S.A.E. (EGX:GOUR) listed on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) on 10 February, following an initial public offering (IPO) of shares combined ...
The number of equity trades every day has been doubling or tripling on the Nairobi Securities Exchange after Safaricom launched its retail-focused Ziidi trading platform. ...
Standard Bank Corporate and Investment Banking is organizing the 2nd African Markets Conference (AMC26) in Cape Town and available by livestreaming. The theme is “mobilising ...
UPDATE 20/2/26 – The share offer has been extended by 3 days and will close on 24 February. Reuters news reports that the Capital Markets ...
Two initial public offerings (IPOs) to raise capital could be about to transform the Bourse des Valeurs Mobilières de l’Afrique Centrale (BVMAC), based in Douala. ...
The Nigerian Exchange has continued its strong growth this year, and on 5 January passed a milestone market capitalization of NGN 100 trillion to close ...
UPDATE 15 May 2026: There have been announcements since this post. Ethiopian Business Review reported on Facebook in February) that after the offer to existing ...
How far can the record-breaking bull run continue for Africa’s stock exchanges? Many African exchange indices were up remarkably over 2025, encouraging participation by local ...
Kenya is to launch a national infrastructure fund and a sovereign wealth fund, approved by the Cabinet on 15 December. The funds will be capitalized ...
Ghana’s First Atlantic Bank PLC (FAB) listed for trading on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) on 19 December, after an oversubscribed initial public offering (IPO). ...
Ethiopia’s Finance Minister Ahmed Shide has announced $4.8bn is pledged towards a giant $12.5bn Bishoftu International Airport to be built near Abusera, 40 km South ...
Update 18 December: SGTM listed as the 80th company on the Bourse de Casablanca on 16 December. According to the press release “This operation thus ...