After Qaddafi
Libya: turmoil and civil war Like so much else in Libya, Tripoli’s fledgling stock exchange came...
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Category: AIF Issue 34
Kenya: rich tax
Since Kenya reintroduced a 5% capital gains tax (CGT) in January, its stock market has plummeted....
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Rwanda’s fledgling capital market
Stewards at Cafe Neo prepare cafee for clients on December 4, 2014 in Lagos. Photo: Pius Utomi...
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Slow times in Casablanca: Morocco’s old-school stock exchange
Hopes rose this year that a large initial public offering would rejuvenate one of Africa’s oldest...
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Nigeria: short cuts
Nigeria’s hope of reforming its capital market using a new corporate governance system is haunted...
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A long and potholed road: Sustainable stock exchanges
Markets around the world are adopting the environmental, social and good governance agenda, but...
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Ethiopia: brisk trading in coffee, sesame and white pea beans
How cash-strapped farmers get their goods to market quickly and at a fair, transparent price In a...
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Diaspora bonds: alternative financing
By Nontobeko Mtshali They are dollars wrapped with care — money that is homebound to villages and...
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Angola: out of stock
By Louise Redvers Angola is Africa’s fifth largest economy, its second producer of crude...
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African mining development is challenged by a shortage of investment funding
Africa’s mining sector has proven a mixed blessing. The continent’s mineral resources offer...
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Egypt: ups and downs
Political instability and unclear policies rock Egypt’s bourse By Kristen McTighe In the aftermath...
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Rising stock: African capital markets
By Simon Allison Ironically, Africa’s chronic economic underdevelopment may now be its greatest...
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