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Africa’s bourses should work together to channel investors

Africa's 24 stock markets should learn to work together better if they are to seize high levels of investor interest, said Nicky Newton-King, CEO of ...

Egypt

Egypt aims for 800,000 jobs

The short-term challenge for the Egyptian Government is to mobilize domestic and foreign investment to create 800,000 jobs. This was the energizing call from Hesham ...

Exchange news

“There is a very fine line between Africa rising and Africa uprising”

Sunil Benimadhu, CEO of the Stock Exchange of Mauritius and re-elected President of the African Stock Exchanges Association (ASEA) told the opening session of the ...

Egypt

Live from Cairo, launch of African Stock Exchanges Association conference

Launch today (3 Dec) of the 16th annual conference of the African Stock Exchanges Association, hosted by The Egyptian Exchange (EGX). This is the great ...

Exchange news

IOSCO global regulator gives bigger role to emerging markets – 80% of its membership

The 86 emerging markets members of the world’s securities markets regulator, International Organization of Securities Commissions form 80% of IOSCO membership and are increasingly important ...

Capital raising

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, ...

Exchange news

Improving business climate is key challenge – Africa improves

The business environment is rising higher on the agenda of African governments and more progress is being made, but there are still major issues. Doing ...

Capital raising

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 ...

Exchange news

Nigeria’s SEC pushes for privatization listings, stockbroker consolidation and NSE demutualization

Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission hopes to boost liquidity on the Nigerian Stock Exchange by getting previously privatized enterprises to list their shares and is ...

Exchange news

JSE adds derivatives: grain specific to silos and more silver and platinum futures

South Africa’s JSE Ltd continues to expand its commodity derivatives range, adding silver and platinum “quanto futures” and it is helping South Africa's grain ...

Exchange news

Falling yields mark a boom in Nigeria’s bond market

Volumes are growing in Nigeria's bond market, boosted by inclusion in JP Morgan Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets (GBI-EM) from 1 October as Africa’s second entrant. ...

Exchange news

East Africa regulators seek more trades in cross-listed shares

Regulators in East Africa are seeking to boost liquidity by encouraging more trading in the dual-listed shares. The regional forum, the East African Securities Regulatory ...

Exchange news

Namibian SX has new CEO

A new CEO will start at the Namibian Stock Exchange on 1 January 2013. Sebby Kankondi, Chairman of the NSX, has announced that the Board ...

Exchange news

Kenya’s CMA regulator pushes capital markets development plan

Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA) is pushing the development of the capital market through today’s (16 Oct) launch of a 16-member steering committee to formulate ...

Egypt

African SE Association announces 2012 conference will be 2-4 Dec in Cairo

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) has announced the 16th annual general meeting and flagship conference of the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA). This is the top ...

Exchange news

Securities Africa Financial is new name for Nigerian SE stockbroker

Pan-African stockbroker and financial services firm Securities Africa has acquired a Nigerian stockbroker, Skye Stockbrokers Limited. This week it announced a name change to Securities ...

Exchange news

Nigerian Stock Exchange launches market-making today

Today the Nigerian Stock Exchange is to launch its market-making programme. This will be a hybrid process, with market makers offering 2-way (buy-sell) price quotes ...

Exchange news

Social Stock Exchange to launch in London

A London-based Social Stock Exchange (SSE) aims for launch in the second quarter of 2013 and plans to create an investment exchange authorised and regulated ...

Exchange news

Impact Exchange (iX) gets closer to launch on Stock Exchange of Mauritius

A partnership between the innovative Stock Exchange of Mauritius and social enterprise NeXii is making great progress towards setting up the Impact Exchange (iX) board ...

Exchange news

Botswana Stock Exchange launches automated trading

Months of hard work came to a climax when the Botswana Stock Exchange successfully launched its automated trading system (ATS) and now has live trading. ...