The Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange aims to lift its investor base from 740,000 to one million, driven by youth and mobile trading — what it means for Tanzania.
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Recovery Rally: How DSE Equity Turnover Rebounded 14 Percent in Week 13
The Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange saw equity turnover up 14.38% and volume up 44.07% in Week 13 as bonds fell and the Industrial index gained 0.82%.
Short Week, Big Gains: How the DSE Lifted Capitalisation 2.91 Percent in Week 15
The Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange lifted market capitalisation 2.91% in Week 15 despite lower turnover on a short week, a fundamentals-led gain for the DSE.
Numida: A Ugandan Lender Wagers on Relationships in Kenya’s Crowded Credit Market
Kenya does not lack for lenders. It lacks the right ones. That distinction sits at the centre of Numida's formal entry into the country, and it is the argument its Chief Operating Officer, Lorraine Mutambiranwa, has come to Nairobi to make. The Ugandan fintech...
Trade finance: the quiet plumbing behind Africa’s exports to China
Tariffs and protocols open the market, but a shipment only sails when someone finances it. The credit, insurance and bonds behind African exports rarely make headlines, yet they decide who can trade.
CADFund: The state vehicle quietly underwriting China’s Africa investments
A China Development Bank fund built to coax Chinese firms into Africa has committed roughly US$7.6bn across 39 countries. Its job is less to spend than to make others spend.
Industrial Parks as Gateways: Ethiopia’s FDI Bet, Measured at the Exit
Ethiopia’s parks pulled in record FDI and tens of thousands of jobs. The IFC’s diagnostic is admiring and wary in the same breath: the gateway works, but the road past it is congested.
Green Industrial Chains: A US$700 Million Fund Bets on Africa Keeping the Value
A China-Africa Green Industrial Chain fund of about RMB 5 billion, with seven early projects approved, signals a next-phase pitch: not just power, but the supply chains around it – and the value they
Clean-Energy Contracting: RMB 21 Billion in Revenue, and a Question of Whose
China reports RMB 21.18 billion in contracted clean-energy project revenue since the Beijing Summit. The figure is real – the open question is how much of that contracting value lands in African