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Five Big Bets for the Circular Economy in Africa: African Circular Economy Alliance

April 15, 2021--Circular solutions can be used by African countries to attain vital climate action targets and sustainable development goals. With this in mind, the African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA) was launched to spur the continent's transition to a circular economy that delivers economic growth, jobs and positive environmental outcomes.

Putting in place the right circular economy initiatives and policies will also support the post-COVID-19 recovery and trigger new market opportunities. This report uses four criteria to prioritize areas for further research: circularity potential, economic significance, transformative impact potential and momentum. It goes on to highlight five opportunity areas- food systems, packaging, built environment, fashion and textiles, and electronics- and identifies crucial enablers that will support the transition to a circular economy across all five themes.

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Source: World Economic Forum


Nigeria's SEC Moves Against Investment Platforms Trading Foreign Securities

April 9, 2021--The regulator warns operators to stop trading "unregistered" securities that are based in other countries.
Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned capital market operators to stop giving support to online investment trading platforms providing access to foreign securities in Nigeria.

In a statement Thursday, the regulator said those securities were not registered in Nigeria, and platforms providing access to them were acting against the law. It warned capital market operators in partnership with the platforms to desist from providing brokerage services for foreign securities.

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Source: allafrica.com


AfCFTA: Free trade bloc can be a game changer for African people and business

March 26, 2021--Exploring strategies to deepen private sector participation in the implementation African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was the highlight of a panel session during the 2021 WTO Aid-for-Trade Stocktaking meeting.

The African Development Bank, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and International Trade Centre (ITC) organized the session held on Wednesday 24 March.

"The success of the AfCFTA hinges on the ability of African firms to understand and capitalize on the trade related opportunities offered by the AfCFTA," said Pamela Coke-Hamilton, International Trade Centre (ITC) Executive Director.

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Source: African Development Bank


African Economic Outlook 2021: Africa's growth prospects bullish despite COVID-19 constraints and debt burden

March 12, 2021--The economic impact of the pandemic varies across economic characteristics and regions, but the projected recovery is broad-based
the average debt-to-GDP ratio for Africa is expected to climb by 10 to 15 percentage points in the short to medium term
the time for one last debt relief for Africa is now-President Akinwumi A. Adesina

Despite the challenging backdrop of a global pandemic and external economic shocks, Africa is expected to recover from its worst recession in half a century and reach 3.4 percent growth in 2021, the African Development Bank said in its 2021 African Economic Outlook report, launched on Friday.

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus in December 2019 has taken a massive toll on Africa, hitting tourism-dependent economies, oil-exporting economies and other-resource intensive economies the hardest, as well as deepening inequality.

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view the African Economic Outlook 2021 From Debt resolution to Growth: The Road Ahead For Africa
Source: African Development Bank Group


South Africa: GDP Shrinks By 7%

March 9, 2021--The South African economy contracted by 7% in 2020, Statistician-General, Risenga Maluleke, has revealed.
Maluleke on Tuesday briefed media on the results of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the fourth quarter of 2020.

The decrease was despite the economy growing by 1.5% in the last three months of the year, giving an annualised growth rate of 6.3%.

However, Maluleke said, the positive growth recorded in the third and fourth quarters was not enough to offset the devastating impact of COVID-19 in the second quarter, when lockdown restrictions were at their most stringent.

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Source: allafrica.com


Nigeria: Nigerian Stocks Make Shaky Recovery After One Week in Red

March 9, 2021--The all-share index inched up to 39,396.57 points, racking up 64.96 index points.

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Source: allafrica.com


CBN, NSIA set to diversify economy with comodity exchange

March 3, 2021--The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, NSIA plan to invest N50 billion into the comatose Nigeria Commodity Exchange, NCX, is part of the government's effort to diversify the economy and boost foreign exchange earnings.

Commodity exchange presents a major opportunity for Nigeria to boost agricultural productivity, enhance economic diversification and thus rid itself of the perennial over-dependence on crude oil as a major source of forex earnings.

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Source: vanguardngr.com


As Nigeria Exits Recession

March 3, 2021--The latest figures released by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) indicate that Nigeria has exited recession as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 0.11% in the fourth quarter of 2020.

It was the first positive quarterly growth for the entire year as the three preceding quarters all recorded negative growth figures.

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Source: allafrica.com


NSE engages issuers to deepen activity in ETF market

March 3, 2021--The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday, March 3 engaged with Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) Issuers' in the Nigerian capital market in line with its commitment to deepen activities in the segment.

The virtual session highlighted key development areas for the market specifically in terms of product issuances, market liquidity, regulatory landscape and capacity building...

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Source: businessday.ng/


IMF-West African Economic and Monetary Union : Selected Issues

March 2, 2021--WAEMU-INITIAL POLICY RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS11.
During the eight years preceding the global Covid-19 pandemic, WAEMU countries recorded strong economic growth supported by broadly sound policies. Real GDP growth exceeded 6 percent (much above the 3.7 percent SSA average) during 2012-19 on the back of robust domestic demand, while inflation remained subdued.

This performance was supported by expansionary fiscal and monetary policies until 2016, followed by some monetary tightening and fiscal consolidation, which allowed the aggregate fiscal deficit to decline below the regional convergence criterion of 3 percent of GDP in 2019.

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Source: IMF


Americas


June 27, 2025 New Age Alpha Fund Trust files with the SEC
June 27, 2025 Principal Exchange-Traded Funds files with the SEC
June 27, 2025 DBX ETF Trust files with the SEC
June 27, 2025 Advisors Series Trust files with the SEC
June 27, 2025 Alger ETF Trust files with the SEC

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Europe ETF News


June 16, 2025 ESMA's activities in 2024 focused on strengthening the EU capital markets and putting citizens and businesses at the heart of it
June 12, 2025 Janus Henderson launches active fixed income ETF
June 12, 2025 ifo Institute Raises Growth Forecast for Germany
June 10, 2025 ESMA publishes latest edition of its newsletter
June 06, 2025 Active ETF fever grips selectors-is the end in sight for mutual funds?

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Asia ETF News


June 25, 2025 QFIIs Gain Access to Onshore ETF Options As A-share Market Opening Deepens
June 18, 2025 Mirae Asset Global Investments Launches MIRAE ASSET TIGER CHINA GLOBAL LEADERS TOP3 PLUS ETF, Tracking Solactive-KEDI China Global Leaders TOP3Plus Index
June 13, 2025 Post-Adjustment ChiNext Index Attracts Global Assets with Low Valuation and High Growth Potential
June 13, 2025 Unlocking Consumption to Sustain Growth in China -World Bank Economic Update
June 13, 2025 US trading firm Virtu weighs foray into China market-making business

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Global ETP News


June 14, 2025 Global Economic Prospects-Global Economy Faces Trade-Related Headwinds
June 12, 2025 Disclosing Public Debt Boosts Investor Confidence, Cuts Borrowing Costs 
June 10, 2025 Global Economy Set for Weakest Run Since 2008 Outside of Recessions
June 03, 2025 Trade Reckoning

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Middle East ETP News


June 19, 2025 GCC: Growth on the Rise, but Smart Spending Will Shape a Thriving Future
June 16, 2025 Saudi Exchange leads market losses across the GCC

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ESG and Of Interest News


June 18, 2025 Global Energy Transition Gains Ground, but Security and Capital Challenges Persist
June 17, 2025 Pacific Economic Update: Slowing Growth Highlights Need for More Inclusive Workforce
June 10, 2025 Global Carbon Pricing Mobilizes Over $100 Billion for Public Budgets
June 07, 2025 Accelerating Blue Finance: Instruments, Case Studies, and Pathways to Scale
June 03, 2025 The Longevity Dividend

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White Papers


May 30, 2025 IMF Working Paper-Interest Rate Sensitivity Scenarios to Guide Monetary Policy

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