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Mozambique exchange signs InfoTech for new system

Bolsa de Valores de Moçambique (BVM), the official stock exchange of Mozambique, has signed an agreement with Pakistan’s InfoTech Group to supply, implement and support ...

Capital raising

Moroccan medtech IPO closes 17 July

NOTE: This is for news information only. We are not inviting you to invest. If you are interested, consult your professional advisor. Leading Moroccan medical ...

Exchange news

Morocco launched futures market and derivatives clearing

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 ...

Exchange news

Upgrading core tech driving Nigeria’s post-trade

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 ...

Ethiopia

National Bank of Ethiopia officially launches CSD

Ethiopia’s central bank, the National Bank of Ethiopia, has officially launched the full-fledged version of its Central Securities Depository (CSD) system and unveiled a national ...

Capital raising

Nigeria puts spotlight onto dynamic tech firms

The news spotlight is firmly back onto Africa’s high-flying technology scene this week, with the news that a venture fund backed by the Nigerian Government ...

Exchange news

Burundi picks LSEG to modernize financial market

Burundi has selected the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) to help modernize the financial market. The central Banque de la République du Burundi (BRB) aims ...

Technology

FIX Africa Trading Conference 15 Oct

The FIX Trading Community across Africa is coming together on 15 October to compare notes and form alliances in order to have greater say in ...

Exchange news

Africa’s post-trade and custody gathering

Top executives of the custody, settlement and post-trade industry are gathering for their annual Africa summit on 7-8 April. The Network Forum (TNF) Africa is ...

Ethiopia

Money market trading underway on Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX)

As excitement builds ahead of the launch of the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX), banks are already actively trading on its online Interbank Money Market trading ...

Ethiopia

InfoTech trading system for ESX Ethiopian stock exchange

The Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX) has signed two pivotal technology agreements with Infotech Private Limited. The agreements cover the design, supply, and installation of an ...

Exchange news

Uganda joins African exchanges link

The Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) has become the tenth African securities exchange to join the African Exchanges Linkage Project (AELP). The linkage platform enables stockbrokers ...

Exchange news

Australia’s failed blockchain project for capital markets infrastructure

A world-leading bid effort to use blockchain technology to upgrade key capital markets infrastructure ended when ASX Ltd (the Australian Stock Exchange) paused the project ...

Capital raising

3 Nigerian banks raise $0.5bn capital through share issues

Nigeria’s top banks are raising over $550m on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) in order to expand at home and abroad. They also plan to transform ...

Capital raising

Fast progress at Ethiopian Securities Exchange

The Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX) is pushing forwards towards its launch and aims to launch secondary trading in bonds, equities and money market instruments in ...

Nigeria

Nigeria detains global executives in war on crypto

Nigeria has declared war on leading global cryptocurrency exchanges. On 26 February it detained two top international executives of Binance after they flew in for ...

Ethiopia

Electronic trading system for new Ethiopian Securities Exchange

The tenders are open for the automated trading system and broker back office systems for the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX) and for the market surveillance ...

Exchange news

Bond trading system for Namibian bonds

Bond trading in Namibia by banks and stockbrokers is expected to grow after the Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX) announced the successful “go-live” of a new ...

Cote d’Ivoire

WAEMU fixed income trading platform tender extended

The call for tenders for an electronic trading platform for fixed income securities in the West African Monetary Union (WAMU) has been extended until 31 ...

Cote d’Ivoire

African exchanges link AELP demonstrates share trades

The cross-border trading platform linking seven of Africa’s leading securities exchanges was launched yesterday 7 December in Abidjan. The link gives access to over 1,000 ...