African stock exchanges are linking up, letting investors trade across eleven markets as the continent pushes toward a single capital market by 2030.
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Key Facts
—The step: A new phase of the African Exchanges Linkage Project lets investors trade shares across a growing group of the continent’s stock exchanges.
—Bigger network: The platform now links 11 markets, up from 7, adding Botswana, Ghana, Eswatini and Uganda.
—Who is behind it: It is run by the African Securities Exchanges Association with the African Development Bank.
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