| Newly licensed Ethiopian Securities Exchange unveils trading floor
December 13, 2024--The Ethiopian Securities Exchange has today (Friday 13 December) announced that it will officially launch in mid-January 2025. CEO Tilahun Esmael Kassahun and top colleagues held a press conference on a smart new ESX trading floor. |
| The news follows the Ethiopian Capital Market Authority (ECMA) awarding the ESX an operational licence last Saturday (7 December). ESX has two licences; 1) to operate a Securities Exchange for trading securities of issuers that meet the listing criteria and 2) to operate an Over the Counter (OTC) Market for securities of issuers that do not meet the listing criteria, such as smaller businesses. |
| East Africa's regional 20 share index June 24, 2025-The National Securities Exchange of Somalia (NSES) is joining the Somali Stock Exchange as a member of the East African Securities Exchanges Association (EASEA), which brings together the exchanges of Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia, as well as Burundi when that exchange will be launched. |
| African Credit Rating Agency to Launch September 2025 June 16, 2025--The African Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA), a new privately owned credit rating body, is set to begin operations by September 2025
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