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Uganda joins African exchanges link

August 27, 2024--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 on participating exchanges to send orders on behalf of their clients to stockbrokers on other exchanges, who will buy and sell shares on those exchanges.
Ten 10 stock exchanges representing 17 countries are participating, including Uganda.

The Dutch fund house has advertised for a UK sales manager for ETFs, who will be based in London, and plans to hire up to five more sales specialists in continental Europe in early 2025.

The African share-trading link aims to boost the potential for cross-border investment, collaboration and capacity building across Africa. The aim is better liquidity on the capital markets, wider access to capital and more opportunities for investors.

The capital market infrastructure interconnectivity platform is a joint project between the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB). The link is funded by the Korea African Economic Cooperation Fund (KOAFEC) Trust Fund, managed by the AfDB. KOAFEC also supported Phase 1.

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Source: africancapitalmarketsnews.com


Economic reforms are tempting finance back to Ethiopia and Zambia

August 15, 2024--Pockets of the African continent have found ways of giving new confidence to investors and the World Bank and IMF
As the west has diverted aid to Ukraine and Gaza, Africa faces neglect. A few countries on the continent have panicked and turned to Russia, while the prudent are embracing economic reforms to attract foreign direct investment.

Among the latter, financial markets are most familiar with South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria. In each, reform of the real economy is under way but has hit the constraints of patronage politics. The people don't trust their governments with the higher taxes without which the state remains dependent upon rising indebtedness. Meanwhile, unnoticed by the markets, Ethiopia and Zambia are embracing sustainable reforms, in each case big enough to warrant investor interest.

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Source: ft.com


Africa: Carbon Trading-an Opportunity for Economic Development

August 13, 2024-Africa's carbon market offers a powerful means to address climate change and uplift communities. The tangible benefits seen in the projects in across Africa highlight the potential of carbon credits, both environmentally and socio-economically.

As regulations evolve, governments have the opportunity to address current challenges and meet national priorities by crafting policies that prioritize local needs and ensure sustained advantages. By championing local expertise and fostering shared benefits, Africa can realize the carbon market's dual promise for its people and the environment.

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Source: allafrica.com


African Economic Expansion Need Not Threaten Global Carbon Targets-Study Points Out the Path to Green Growth

August 12, 2024--Africa contributes only about 4% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. The continent consumes the least energy for each person, compared with other regions of the world.
With over 560 million people who don't have access to electricity, Africa has the lowest rate of energy access in the world.

The continent also has the most rapid population growth and urbanisation rates globally. This means that Africa's greenhouse gas emissions could dramatically increase due to rapid economic growth, urbanisation, industrialisation and population growth.

Our research set out to analyse how Africa's growth could potentially affect efforts to reduce global warming or mitigate climate change. We did this by modelling various scenarios.

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Source: allafrica.com


Two-pot retirement system explained

July 23, 2024--South Africans will soon be able to access a portion of their retirement savings when the two-pot retirement system is implemented later this year.
What is the two-pot retirement system?
The two-pot retirement system will allow South Africans to access a portion of their retirement savings for emergencies.

One third of retirement funds are preserved in a savings component that can be accessed at any point in time, while the remaining two-thirds are reserved for retirement, ensuring financial security.

When does the two-pot retirement system start?
The implementation date for the two-pot retirement system in South Africa is 1 September 2024. All retirement contributions after this date will be split, with one third of contributions going to a savings pot and two thirds to a retirement pot.

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Source: investec.com


Kenya Ranked Sixth Crypto-Friendly Country in Africa

July 3, 2024-- Kenya has been ranked the sixth-most crypto-friendly country in Africa, with 5.1 percent of the population holding crypto.
According to a report released by Crypto Casinos, Kenya was further ranked 46th out of the 50 leading crypto-friendly countries internationally, with a score of 56.08 percent.

The report highlighted that the cost to mine one bitcoin in the country is $83,002, with the profit of mining the coin being $17,094, and a search volume of 153.7 per 100,000 people for crypto-related keywords.

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Source: allafrica.com


Reducing Malaria Could Boost Africa's Economy By $126.9 Billion-Report

July 3, 2024-- The report noted that Nigeria's economy could gain $35 billion and international trade $80.7 billion by 2030.
A new report by Malaria No More UK has revealed that achieving the World Health Organisation's (WHO) target of reducing malaria by 90 per cent by 2030 could add $126.9 billion to Africa's Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

The report highlighted that the cost to mine one bitcoin in the country is $83,002, with the profit of mining the coin being $17,094, and a search volume of 153.7 per 100,000 people for crypto-related keywords.

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Source: allafrica.com


Extreme Weather in South Africa Is Disrupting Tourism-Research Tracks the Impact On Coastal Areas

July 8, 2024-- South Africa has experienced some extreme weather events in recent months. These have included floods and an uncommon tornado in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province, floods in the Eastern Cape and mid-latitude cyclones in the Western Cape. Kaitano Dube, a human geographer who has researched tourism, extreme weather and resilience to climatic threat,, says these severe storms are set to disrupt tourism.

Is climate change affecting tourism in South Africa?

The increase in carbon emissions has caused a rise in global temperature, a key driver of climate change. In the past two years, and 2024 in particular, temperatures have reached record highs. The number and severity of extreme weather events and associated damage and losses from these have increased worldwide.

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Source: allafrica.com


Nigeria: Investors Gain N15.6trn in H1'24 Amid Monetary Policy Tightening

July 2, 2024--Despite the lull in economy and other challenges, investors on the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX gained over N15.6 trillion in the first half of the year, H1'24, a situation attributed to the forex market reforms introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN.

Specifically, the market capitalisation, which represents the total value of equities listed on the Exchange, rose to N56.601 trillion at the end of H1'24 from N40.917 trillion at the end of December 2023.

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Source: allafrica.com


Bond trading rivals for Nairobi Securities Exchange

June 25, 2024--The Central Bank of Kenya's DhowCSD, a digital government bond trading platform, has reached a milestone of 80,000 investors, according to a report in Business Daily today (25 June). DhowCSD went live on 31 July 2023 and is designed to boost efficiency of investing in Treasury Bills and Treasury Bonds.
It is an upgrade of the CBK's Central Securities Depository (CSD) platform.

CBK Governor, Dr. Kamau Thugge told Business Daily: "When we went live with DhowCSD, we had 40,000 accounts. Today, that number is somewhere between 80,000 and 90,000. In less than a year, the number of accounts has doubled. DhowCSD has brought convenience; previously, it would have been intimidating to go to the CBK for someone who doesn’t know where to start."

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Source: africancapitalmarketsnews.com


Americas


August 29, 2025 EA Series Trust files with the SEC-Arin Tactical Tail Risk ETF
August 29, 2025 Advisor Managed Portfolios files with the SEC-LionShares U.S. Equity Total Return ETF
August 29, 2025 Global X Funds files with the SEC-Global X U.S. 500 ETF
August 29, 2025 ETF Opportunities Trust files with the SEC-Tuttle Capital IBIT 0DTE Covered Call ETF
August 29, 2025 Janus Detroit Street Trust files with the SEC-Janus Henderson Aggressive Equity Linked Income ETF and Janus Henderson Moderate Equity Linked Income ETF

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Europe ETF News


August 26, 2025 21Shares Renames Spot Ethereum Product
August 14, 2025 ETFGI reports European ETF Industry Surges to Record US$2.76 Trillion in Assets-Highest YTD Inflows Ever at US$207 Billion
August 07, 2025 CAIS and Solactive Debut Industry-Index for Non-Traded Private Credit BDCs
August 05, 2025 J.P. Morgan Mansart Launches iCubed Global Equity Select Fund Tracking the Solactive iCubed Global Sustainability Index
August 04, 2025 BUX launches Europe's first self-directed active ETF portfolios in partnership with J.P. Morgan Asset Management: BUX Prime Investment Plans

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Asia ETF News


August 28, 2025 New World Bank Report Charts Pathways for Energy Security, New Jobs, and Market Opportunities in East Asia
August 22, 2025 Dissecting Medium-Term Growth Prospects for Asia
August 12, 2025 ChinaAMC releases Report on China's Corporate Governance Practices
August 05, 2025 Korean Investment Management Launches KIM ACE China AI Big Tech TOP2+Active ETF, Tracking the Solactive China AI Big Tech Top 2+ Index
August 04, 2025 China to Tax Bond Interest Income After Decades of Exemption

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Global ETP News


August 07, 2025 Cryptocurrency Ranked: The 20 Largest Cryptocurrencies by Market Cap
August 07, 2025 CoinEx Research July 2025 Report: GENIUS Signed Bitcoin ReACTs

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Middle East ETP News


August 20, 2025 Mideast Stocks: Gulf bourses trade lower ahead of key Fed speech
August 14, 2025 Saudi, UAE drive GCC assets under management growth to $2.2trln
August 12, 2025 Exchanges get religion in pursuit of Muslim cryptobros
August 08, 2025 Exchanges get religion in pursuit of Muslim cryptobros
August 04, 2025 Saudi Arabia: 2025 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report

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ESG and Of Interest News


August 28, 2025 Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds
August 04, 2025 World Cannot Recycle Its Way Out of Plastics Crisis, Report Warns
August 02, 2025 The Brain Economy: The New New Thing
July 31, 2025 New Standards for Economic Data Aim to Sharpen View of Global Economy
July 29, 2025 Ranked: 25 Richest Countries in the World, by Three Metrics

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