The Time Has Come for a Stock Market
(The Reporter) Officials at National Bank of Ethiopia await the Prime Minister to approve a Director General to establish the Capital Market Authority. The central bank has submitted candidates for the director general position and its board members.
The establishment of the Authority is expected to be finalized in the current fiscal year. Once it kicks-off, the authority will license the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESE).
Once the ESE, in which the government will have a 25 percent share, is established, listing of IPOs will follow, with high expectation put on banks, insurance companies, MFIs, SOEs and international brand hotels. However, the realization of an ESE might take up to a year, since the Authority needs time to organize the establishment of the ESE itself.
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Senior Finance Expert|Private Sector Development|MSMEs in Ethiopia
3 年This is a good progress. The capital market will play a significant economic role subject to it's strict and proper application. I think would have been better if the director general and board of directors present for public comment as it is significant procedure for effective establishment of the authority and the stock exchange.?