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ECOWAS to Introduce Single Currency by 2020

February 20, 2012--The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is to introduce single currency in the sub-region by 2020, while it will become effective in English speaking countries in 2015.

Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, made this disclosure during a dinner party organised by him in his house for members of the Administration, Finance and Budget Committee, after their one week meeting/workshop held in Enugu.

Ekweremadu who is also the Deputy Senate President, welcomed the Parliamentarians to Enugu and maintained that his tenure as the Speaker would see the Parliament performing all her legislative functions to the fullest and taking the sub- region to the next level.

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Source: This Day Live


JSE stays positive on world markets

February 17, 2012--The JSE remained positive in midday trade on Friday, tracking the firmer tone on world stock markets amid fresh hopes that Greece will secure its financial bailout on Monday, and positive US economic data.

At 12:00 local time, the JSE All Share [JSE:J203] index was up 0.80% to 34 073.58 points, led by resources, which climbed 1.57%; gold miners rose 1.23%, while the platinum index lifted 1.15%.

Financials were up 0.37%, banks gained 0.38%, while industrials firmed 0.38%.

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Source: FIN24


Stocks up as platinum recovers

February 17, 2012--South Africa's benchmark index rose 0.9% on Friday as recovery in the platinum price prompted a rebound in miners such as Lonmin, while Anglo American rose after posting a rise in full-year earnings.

Local sentiment was also buoyed by strong U.S. macro-economic data and optimism over the possibility of a Greek debt deal early next week.

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Source: FIN24


Rand ends firm ahead of Greek deal

February 17, 2012--The rand firmed against the dollar in afternoon trade on Friday ahead of Monday's expected announcement of a Greek deal.

"All eyes will be on Greece on Monday, so this afternoon saw some short-covering ahead of the weekend," a local dealer said.

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Source: FIN24


JSE extends losses on risk aversion

February 16, 2012--The JSE extended losses in midday trade on Thursday, with mining shares such as Anglo Gold Ashanti and Kumba Iron Ore coming under heavy selling pressure amid risk aversion, in line with global markets.

At 12:04 local time, the JSE All Share [JSE:J203] index was off 0.94% to 33 768.79 points, led down by platinum miners, which dropped 2.31%, gold miners slid 2.08%, while the resource index lost 1.57%.

Financials were down 0.87%, banks lost 1.32%, while industrials dipped 0.43%

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Source: FIN24


Rand trims losses but still vulnerable

February 16, 2012--South Africa's rand weakened against the dollar on Thursday but was off two-and-half week lows hit earlier after higher than expected U.S. data boosted risk appetite.

South African government bonds also weakened in line with the rand and are expected to stay under pressure before the National Treasury’s Budget next Wednesday

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Source: FIN24


African ETF market gains traction

February 15, 2012--African investors are tapping the exchange-traded fund market as new listings across the continent increase on-exchange liquidity and boost access to gold ETFs.

The Nigerian Stock Exchange, or NSE, saw its newly listed gold exchange traded fund rally, reflecting growing interest in the region for ETFs.

The NewGold ETF, which was listed on December 19, rallied nearly 10% in the last week, closing at 2,768 Nigerian Nairas (€13.1) per unit last Friday. This was a 9.5% rise from December’s opening price of N2,526.

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JSE trims gains at noon

February 15, 2012--The JSE remained in positive territory at noon on Wednesday but off session highs, as resources erased their early gains.

At 12:04 local time, the JSE All Share [JSE:J203] index was up 0.24% to 34 195.28 points, with platinum shares lifting 0.34%; resources were flat, while the gold index dipped 0.90%.

Industrials added 0.42%, banks gained 0.27% and financials edged up 0.25%.

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Source: FIN24


Rand off best levels as euro slides

February 15, 2012--The rand was off its best levels of the day against the dollar in late afternoon trade on Wednesday as it tracked a euro that had slid against the greenback following comments from the German Ministry of Finance.

There were also rumours in the market that eurozone officials were considering a delay to all or part of the second Greek bailout until after the Greek elections expected in April.

"There's been a euro sell-off and considering this, the rand has remained quite strong and hasn't weakened as much as we expected," a local currency trader said.

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Source: FIN24


JSE down, investors hung up over Telkom

February 14, 2012--South African stocks ended 0.29% lower on Tuesday, undermined by investors banking profits for resource companies such as Anglo American.

Telkom declined 2.7% to R27.45 after the competition regulator asked that the fixed-line operator be fined R3.5bn ($454m) for excessive pricing dating back to 2004.

The Competition Tribunal, which adjudicates on such complaints, is currently hearing arguments from both Telkom and the Competition Commission, South Africa's anti-trust regulator.

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Source: FIN24


Americas


July 11, 2025 RMB Investors Trust files with the SEC
July 11, 2025 Mutual Fund Series Trust files with the SEC
July 11, 2025 Simplify Exchange Traded Funds files with the SEC-Simplify Government Money Market ETF
July 11, 2025 Tortoise Capital Series Trust files with the SEC-Tortoise Global Water Fund
July 11, 2025 EA Series Trust files with the SEC-Towle Value ETF

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Europe ETF News


July 02, 2025 Valour Launches Eight New ETPs on Spotlight Stock Market, Including Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Unus Sed Leo (LEO), OKB (OKB), Polygon (POL), Algorand (ALGO), Filecoin (FIL), Arbitrum (ARB), and Stacks (STX)
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

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Asia ETF News


July 02, 2025 Fujitsu to develop ETF trading platform based on TSE's CONNEQTOR and provide it to Australian Securities Exchange
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

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Global ETP News


July 07, 2025 WTO issues new edition of World Tariff Profiles
July 03, 2025 Flow Traders-Tokenization in Capital Markets: A Market Maker's Perspective
June 14, 2025 Global Economic Prospects-Global Economy Faces Trade-Related Headwinds
June 12, 2025 Disclosing Public Debt Boosts Investor Confidence, Cuts Borrowing Costs 

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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 30, 2025 OECD-Environment at a Glance Indicators
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

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