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Overview of men and women at trading desks. Egyptian Exchange EGX boosted by IPO share offer
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EFG Hermes says 3 IPOs coming to Egyptian Exchange this year

Three new initial public offer (IPO) share flotations with a total value of over $300m are planned for the Egyptian Exchange this year, says bank ...

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“Dear Kwame..” an email from 2063 by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission

What will Africa look like in 2063? Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chair of the African Union (AU) Commission, published her vision in an “an email from ...

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Tunis Stock Exchange IPO is largest listing

The listing of Société d’Articles Hygiéniques (SAH), on the Tunis Stock Exchange on 9 Jan after a private placement and an oversubscribed initial public offer ...

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Africa private equity – $2bn raised in 9 months to Sept

Africa’s private equity funds have reported closing funds with $2bn in investments, according to the industry news source Private Equity Africa, citing data from Preqin ...

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Citadel Capital’s Rift Valley Railway opens Uganda-S Sudan trade after 20 years

Rift Valley Railways (RVR), a platform company of Egypt's Citadel Capital, has repaired 500 kilometers of track between Tororo in Eastern Uganda and Gulu in ...

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Infrastructure needed to celebrate AU’s 50th anniversary

“Unity has no meaning unless it is the ability of the coal miner in Botswana to power a plant in Angola or the farmer in ...

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Rwanda’s $400m Eurobond will pay for power, planes and conferences

The first Eurobond issued by Rwanda, due to mature in May 2023, raised $400 million at 6.875% and the money will go to start generating ...

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Regulators discuss East African bookbuilding and stockbroker licences

The regional forum, the East African Securities Regulatory Authorities (EASRA), is seeking to create a harmonized licensing framework for the region for brokers and dealers, ...

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Jacana merges with InReturn Capital, launches $75m private equity fund for SMEs

Entrepreneurs running small and medium-enterprises (SMEs) in West and East Africa stand to benefit from a new $75m private equity fund. The announcement follows the ...

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Nairobi Securities Exchange launches growth board for SMEs

This week the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has joined the rush into providing boards for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with the launch on 22 ...

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Egypt’s Nilex exchange for SMEs adds 23rd listing

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) has approved the listing of the 23rd company on Nilex (the Nile Exchange, its securities market for listing growing medium and ...

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Good news for investors on London’s AIM mid-cap market

Fortunes improved for investors in companies on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) market, according to a report by Deloitte examining listings and ...

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Rise of pension giants set to transform investment in Africa

New giants are arising in African investments – the domestic pension funds. Several countries have funds worth billions of US dollars and in many they ...

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Umeme power company IPO share offer: UPDATE AND CORRECTION

The Initial Public Offer by power company Umeme closed on 7 November and results are expected before the listing on 30 November. Before the close, ...

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Zimbabwe Stock Exchange set to pay off its suspended CEO

According to news reports, the Board of the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange is close to negotiating an exit package with CEO Emmanuel Munyukwi, who was suspended ...

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Zambia’s debut $750m Eurobond puts focus on Africa

Zambia went to the global market yesterday (13 September) with its first eurobond, a USD750 million 10-year bond priced at a 5.625%. It will ...

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JSE growth board AltX scores 100th listing with Osiris

The 100th company listed on the AltX growth capital board of South Africa’s JSE Ltd securities exchange this week, when Bermuda-based Osiris Properties International did ...

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Uganda’s power distributor Umeme says it plans Nairobi and Uganda IPOs this year

Uganda’s only power distributor, Umeme, said it plans to raise capital to invest in Uganda’s electricity sector through an initial public offering (IPO) on the ...

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IFC mobilizes $1bn into private infrastructure in Africa

The International Finance Corporation (the private sector investment arm of the World Bank group) will invest and mobilize more than $1 billion into private infrastructure ...

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Hana Mining could speed trans-Kalahari railway

The dual-listing of Hana Mining Ltd. last week on the Foreign Venture Capital Board of the Botswana Stock Exchange could bring a giant new cross-Africa ...

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