Andrew Barden
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Building Wall Street Africa Group | All tweets are my own opinions and analysis!
🇪🇹| The Ethiopia Securities Exchange has confirmed six banks have received approval in principle to list on the ESX Main Market, a key step toward building market depth ahead of the fiscal year-end. ➠ Awash Bank ➠ Dashen Bank ➠ Bank of Abyssinia ➠ Abay Bank ➠ Anbesa Bank ➠ Amhara Bank All six are finalising securities registration with the Ethiopian Capital Market Authority and completing prospectus disclosures, the final regulatory steps before listing and the start of trading on the exchange.
Before the Nairobi Global Trade Centre (GTC) Office Towers in Westlands.. there was the Salisbury Hotel, which in the 1930's had the first outdoor swimming pool in the city. 🇰🇪🏊🏾♂️
🇳🇬| The Nigerian Exchange will extend trading hours from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM WAT effective 27 April 2026, following Securities and Exchange Commission approval. The change shifts the opening 30 minutes earlier from 9:30 AM and extends the close by 90 minutes from 2:30 PM. NGX Head of Group Communications Clifford Akpolo said the expansion builds on Nigeria's recent FTSE Russell reclassification to Frontier Market status, improving responsiveness and broadening domestic and international investor access.
The @NSE_PLC Board of Directors, Management and Staff congratulate our CEO, @frank_mwiti , on his strategic appointment as a Member of the Search and Selection Panel to oversee the Recruitment of Independent Directors of Government-Owned Enterprises for a 3-year term, effective April 17, 2026. This appointment reflects Mr. Mwiti’s exceptional and impactful leadership and the NSE’s strategic role in setting global standards for corporate governance and transformative leadership across Kenya’s and Africa’s business landscape.
