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Funding for African tech start-ups was $186m in 2015

Funding for start-up companies in the technology space was nearly $185.8 million in 2015, according to research by website portal isrupt Africa. More growth is ...

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Rwanda Stock Exchange expects 3 share offers (IPOs)

The Rwanda Stock Exchange is expecting 3 IPOs in the coming months, to bring the equities listed for trading to 10.

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Mwalimu Bank shares soar as Dar es Salaam enterprise market gains momentum

The Enterprise Growth Market for small and medium size businesses is picking up momentum on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange and Mwalimu Commercial Bank ...

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Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange aims for IPO and self listing Q1 2016

The Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) aims for an IPO in 6 months followed by listing and calls for lead transaction advisor, stockbroker and ...

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AfDB $400,000 seed equity to central depositories link Africlear Global

The central depositories of Kenya and Nigeria have formed a joint venture Africlear Global with a custodian which is part of Altree Financial Services ...

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How do stock exchanges stay relevant to their societies? SMEs and exchanges

How will stock exchanges stay relevant by tackling the problems of their societies, and participating in the giant growth set to follow? That question was ...

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What are Africa’s pension funds investing into?

African pension funds in 10 countries already have $379 billion in assets under management and continue to grow. Are there enough opportunities for them to ...

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Opportunities in Africa’s top 20 cities

Nairobi is ranked the most attractive city for foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa but North African cities and Johannesburg dominate the continent in an ...

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IPOs soar as Africa’s capital markets raise $11bn

• US$11bn IPO and FO proceeds raised in 2014 in African equity markets • US$37.4bn proceeds raised from 2010 to 2014 • 24 African IPO ...

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South Africa’s PIC aims to invest $1bn into African private equity and development

South Africa’s Public Investment Corporation has established 2 funds and plans to invest at least $1 billion into African investments outside South Africa, including $213 ...

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Demand soars for Ethiopia’s debut $1bn Eurobond, yields 6.625%

Ethiopia saw soaring demand yesterday (4 Dec) for its debut $1bn Eurobond, after a quick US roadshow. Total demand was $2.6bn and the yield on ...

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$1.4bn petroleum pipeline proposed for Ethiopia

Private companies have proposed to the Ethiopian and Djibouti governments a $1.4 billion pipeline to bring petroleum to a distribution centre in Awash, Ethiopia. It ...

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9 reasons Africa tops investment agendas

9 reasons Africa tops investors' agenda, Eddy Njoroge told African Securities Exchanges Association, include: economy to rise from $1.1trn to $3.9trn in 5 years, the ...

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Ethiopia’s $865m rail finance part of $15bn rail projects

The Ethiopian Government recently closed a $865m financing package to fund part of the development of the country's giant new railway infrastructure, with 5,060km of ...

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Tanzania’s $10bn China-funded port will start in 2015

China is to build a huge new port and special economic zone in Tanzania worth at least $10 billion. Construction is due to start on ...

Front of building which houses stock exchange. Article is about T+2 clearing and settlement
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Total Senegal offers shares in IPO until 7 Nov for BRVM listing

Oil products company Total Senegal has an initial public offer (IPO) of shares open until 7 Nov, offering 8.9% of the company in an IPO ...

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Ethiopia to ring in new year with Eurobond

Ethiopia’s Finance Minister is meeting international banks Barclays, Citi and BNP Paribas about a planned Eurobond issue for late December 2014 or January 2015. The ...

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Ethiopia lures manufacturing with cheap power and labour costs a tenth of China’s

Low-cost manufacturing is shifting from China to Ethiopia, lured by cheap electricity and labour costs that are a tenth of China's. Ethiopia is building a ...

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Rwanda to fund airport and power with $1bn Eurobond in 2015

Rwanda plans to return to Eurobond markets in 2015 and raise up to $1 billion for infrastructure, including an airport and power plants.

Overview of men and women at trading desks. Egyptian Exchange EGX boosted by IPO share offer
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9 African IPOs in first half of 2014 raise $808m, passing all 2013

Initial public offers (IPOs) on African stock exchanges for the first half of 2014 has raised capital totalling $808.5 million, compared to a total of ...