Exotix says Ghana index was worst of 2009 but may jump 30% in 2010
Stockbroker and investment bank Exotix Limited says the Ghana Stock Exchange’s All-Share Index has so far been the world’s worst performer in 2009, falling 49% ...
Stockbroker and investment bank Exotix Limited says the Ghana Stock Exchange’s All-Share Index has so far been the world’s worst performer in 2009, falling 49% ...
It has been hard to get news of the African Stock Exchanges Association this year, but news reports talk of integration between the Ghana and ...
South African investors can trade two of the best-known IT names through the listing of single stock futures (SSFs) on Microsoft (www.microsoft.com) and Google (www.google.com) ...
The curriculum of the Securities Industry Training Institute (SITI) has been launched in Kampala, Uganda.
SITI aims to standardize training on a wide range of ...
Another step has been taken towards the appointment of the new Director-General for Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission. The Senate last week confirmed the appointment ...
The Uganda Securities Exchange (www.use.or.ug) is seeking innovative steps to make its market more relevant to the development needs of the local economy by relaxing ...
Kenya is considering speeding up plans to privatize the Nairobi Stock Exchange (www.nse.co.ke), the biggest market in East Africa. The aim is initially that stockbrokers ...
Zimbabwe’s 2010 budget includes slashing transaction costs on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) by more than half, to 3.21% (buying 1.73%, selling 1.48%) from 7.5%, ...
A Global Index Insurance Facility has been launched as an insurance scheme to help compensate for certain catastrophic events, depending on their severity. The GIIF ...
The recently formed Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (www.efsa.gov.eg) is tightening regulation for listed companies and other financial market intermediaries. It is working with the Egyptian ...
The African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) is set to discuss "Global Crisis: Opportunities for African Capital Markets” within 2 weeks. The 13th ASEA conference will ...
Aureos Capital at the start of November launched its $400m sub-Saharan private equity fund focusing on small- to mid-market companies. The Aureos Africa Fund was ...
The Nigerian Stock Exchange is seeking some US$33 million in capital for its fifth software upgrade and also to help finance the Sierra Leone stock ...
KenGen's KSh25 billion (US$336 million) bond launched the Automated Trading System (ATS) of the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE – www.nse.co.ke) on 9 November.
This is not strictly an African story, but Islamic finance is a very important for much of Africa.. The International Finance Corporation (IFC – www.ifc.org), ...
From 9 November, Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission is to call stockbrokers and other market participants before its Administrative Proceedings Committee (APC). This is part ...
Extracts from the keynote speech by US stockbroker Jonathan Auerbach at a joint conference between his company, Auerbach-Grayson & Company, Nedgroup Securities and Nedbank Capital ...
Africa will have a large role in US$750m Actis Infrastructure 2 fund, which closed on 6 October. The pan-emerging markets fund focuses on power generation ...
The International Finance Corporation (www.ifc.org), a member of the World Bank Group, is investing $100 million into bringing the benefits of better telecommunications to many ...
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