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you are currently viewing::East Africa's regional 20 share indexJune 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. The EASEA, like the East African Securities Regulators Association (EASRA), is an agency of the East African Community. Somalia became the 8th Partner State of the EAC on 24 November 2023 and the process of joining the EAC was finalized on 4 March 2024 after being ratified by Somalia's Parliament. An aim of EASEA is to support deeper integration of the region's capital markets and to support capital flows. Source: africancapitalmarketsnews.com |
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