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The Central African Stock Exchange (Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières d’Afrique Centrale, BVMAC), headquartered in Libreville, is one of two regional bourses – both of which are located in CFA zones – on the African continent. The bourse was founded in 2003, and began trading in 2007, with the aim of serving the six countries of the Central...

How can the sector take advantage of low penetration rates to boost retail growth?

Successful diversification of Gabon’s economy depends on greater bank intermediation in the real economy: expanding financial access for its people and facilitating access to retail credit. While a small consumer finance sector has developed to cater to the limited cadre of formally employed workers, banks are increasingly testing mobile money...

There has been an increase in initial public offerings (IPOs) on the Muscat Securities Market (MSM), with firms in the financial, utilities and telecommunications sectors moving to broaden their ownership structure.
A pesar de un crecimiento constante durante los últimos años, la industria aseguradora mexicana aún se considera fragmentada y pequeña con relación al tamaño de la economía del país. Sin embargo, la dinámica del sector presentará una importante transformación, pues los participantes del mercado esperan ajustarse a un nuevo régimen de regulación basado en Solvencia II, el cual entrará en vigor en el año 2015.
Le reclassement de la Bourse des Valeurs de Casablanca (BVC), qui quitte la catégorie de « marché émergent » pour passer à celle de « marché frontière » pourrait attirer des flux de capitaux vers un marché boursier qui a s’est vu confronté, ces dernières années, à un environnement exogène de plus en plus difficile. Les pouvoirs publics mettent également en œuvre des réformes qui devraient consolider la bourse sur le moyen terme.

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