12 questions Silicon Valley investors ask – focus for African policymakers
African tech superstar Alysia Silberg (General Partner, Street Global Venture Capital) says African policymakers keen to boost investment into Africa's fast growing tech sector can ...
Rising debt tide threatens credit ratings across Africa
Credit ratings across Africa have been falling, and global rating agency Moody's says the last 12 months saw far more downgrades than upgrades out of ...
SEC Nigeria leads FSD Africa programme to boost capital markets regulators
Funding organization FSD Africa is launching a 3-year programme to improve skills of Africa’s capital market regulators. The Securities and Exchange Commission SEC Nigeria is ...
Do Africa’s $372bn pension fund assets facilitate inclusive growth and social stability?
Africa’s $372bn pension fund assets - do they facilitate inclusive growth and social stability? Is the money well invested, including capital markets and equities, private ...
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First African fixed income ETF listed in Mauritius, tracking bond index
African Development Bank (AfDB) and Mauritius Commercial Bank Group (MCB) have launched the African Domestic Bond Fund (ADBF), a pioneer exchange-traded fund (ETF) accessible to ...
Liquidity and cost of trading on Africa’s stock exchanges – Bright Africa 2018
RisCura’s annual Bright Africa report into African securities exchanges is out and highly-recommended. Key challenge to investors, African stock exchange operators and regulators remain: liquidity, ...
Consensys ramps up blockchain rollout in African financial markets with new appointment
Leading blockchain innovator Consensys continues to ramp up its role in shaping the future of financial services and capital markets in Africa with the recruitment ...
New $60bn US development finance institution arriving soon
The USA is creating a new International Development Finance Corporation with streamlined capacity for investment and doubling the investment cap to $60bn. IDFC will replace ...
