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 ...
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. ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
The share price of Moroccan fintech firm Cash Plus has soared 61% in five days of trading after it listed on the Bourse de Casablanca ...
Last week’s sold out 2nd Capital Market Summit hosted by Ethiopian Capital Market Authority (ECMA) has spurred a host of stories and announcements. 70 companies ...
The West African regional securities market is switching to T+2 settlement (second day after trading) with effect from the trading session this Thursday, 4 December. ...
Awash Capital S.C. is the latest Ethiopian investment bank to be licensed by the Ethiopian Capital Market Authority (ECMA). It received the licence on 19 ...
(NOTE: This post is for news information only and does not constitute investment advice in any form) UPDATE: The Dot Com Zambia IPO closed a ...
TECH TUESDAY – Nigeria’s Central Securities Clearing System Plc (CSCS) has been upgrading its core technology system ahead of this week’s upgrade of the market ...
The Nigerian capital market will be transformed this Friday, 28 November, as it moves to the settlement on the second business day after trading, T+2. ...