Ethiopia scouts Kenyan stockbrokers to deepen new capital market

An employee walks past the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX) logo during the bourse’s official launch ceremony in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa on January 10, 2025.

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The Ethiopian capital markets regulator is seeking to onboard Kenyan stockbrokers, investment banks and other intermediaries with a view to attracting local investors to a market that is opening up to foreign participation.

The country has developed a functional capital markets ecosystem from scratch in four years from 2020, following reforms led by the government and its central bank, the National Bank of Ethiopia.

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