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London Stock Exchange £24.5bn merger with Deutsche Börse in doubt

There is doubt on a £24.5bn merger between London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Börse after European Commission demand that LSE sell a 60% stake in ...

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Pension funds power Africa’s infrastructure

Here is my article on a critical area for Africa to develop, creating the atmosphere for productive investments by fast-growing pension funds. Published in African ...

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Regional integration tops 2017 agenda for Africa’s exchanges

Stock exchanges across Africa should be working towards regional integration, says Prime Minister of Rwanda Anastase Murekezi, guest speaker at the African Securities Exchanges Association ...

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SADC stockbrokers linking for cross-border investment

Stockbroking firms across Southern Africa are invited for a network session on 7 December 2016 to learn more about investment opportunities in neighbouring capital ...

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BRVM bourse aims for specialist mining shares platform

West Africa's Bourse Regionale des Valeurs Mobilieres (BRVM), based in Abidjan, is talking to Toronto Stock Exchange and aims to have a dedicated section for ...

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AfDB and stock exchanges group ASEA sign MoU for capital markets projects

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) signed an MoU to deepen and connect Africa’s financial markets and mobilize more ...

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Korea Exchange success story with SMEs

The Korean Exchange (KRX) has grown to be the world’s third biggest stock exchange for listing and trading SMEs by creating a virtuous cycle ...

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Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange IPO nearly 5x oversubscribed

Total bids for the initial public offer (IPO) of shares in the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange PLC was TZS35.8bn ($16.4m). This is 4.8 times ...

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DFIs hunt long-term gains in African financial services

Development finance institutions (DFIs) have made $6.5bn of investments in African financial institutions. They see long-term opportunities for gains and to catalyze development.

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Bangladesh Central Bank hit for $951m, its cybersecurity relied on second-hand, $10 switches

Police investigating the heist of $951m from Bangladesh's central bank said it was vulnerable to hackers because it did not have a firewall and used ...

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IFC raises N$180m bond in Namibia

The International Finance Corporation continues its programme of helping develop African debt markets by launching the first bond by a non-resident issuer in Namibia. It ...

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New bourse for African beef commodities

A new exchange will trade southern and eastern Africa’s agricultural commodities. African Beef Exchange, headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana, brings together trading of a wide range ...

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Exchange trends from World Exchange Congress 2016

Back to the "coffee shops" - exchanges' new roles in information, bringing together market participants. Trend highlights today at the World Exchanges Congress 2016.

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Friday picture – Africa consumer spending growth

Africa's economic opportunity and fast growth to 2020 compared to other economic regions - shows where African securities exchanges could be heading

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Will Interswitch be Africa’s first $1bn tech “unicorn”?

Nigeria’s digital payments and payment card giant Interswitch Ltd could become Africa’s first tech “unicorn” or technology company valued at over $1 billion. Private equity ...

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Global community heading to World Exchange Congress 22-23 March

Momentum building ahead of the key event for the stock exchange community, the World Exchanges Congress, now in its 11th year and back in central ...

Capital raising

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.

Capital raising

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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South Africa – politics affects the market, damaging savings and jobs

On 13 Dec the Johannesburg Stock Exchange JSE spelled out how the sacking of South Africa finance minister Nhlanhla Nene and market reactions to ...