African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) is

trade association A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association, sector association or industry body, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific Industry (economics), industry. Through collabor ...

for

securities exchange A stock exchange, securities exchange, or bourse is an exchange where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities, such as shares of stock, bonds and other financial instruments. Stock exchanges may also provide facilities for the ...

s in Africa headquartered in

Nairobi Nairobi is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Kenya. The city lies in the south-central part of Kenya, at an elevation of . The name is derived from the Maasai language, Maasai phrase , which translates to 'place of cool waters', a ...

Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...

. The associations aim is to provide a formal framework for the mutual co-operation of securities exchanges in the African region. Its functions include the exchange of information and assistance in the development of member exchanges. , there were 30 exchanges in Africa, representing 39 nations' capital markets. At that time, ASEA had 26 Full Members and 6 Associate Members.

Member Organisations

Bolsa de Valores de Cabo Verde The Bolsa de Valores de Cabo Verde (Cape Verde Stock Exchange) is the stock exchange of Cape Verde. It is located in the Achada Santo António district of Praia. The Cape Verde Stock Exchange (BVC) was established on May 11, 1998 by government ...

- Praia, Cape Verde *

Bolsa de Valores de Mozambique Bolsa de Valores de Moçambique or Maputo Stock Exchange is the first stock exchange in Mozambique. It was opened in 1999, with the support of the Lisbon Stock Exchange and the World Bank. On April 25, 2023, the government approved the transform ...

- Maputo, Mozambique *

Botswana Stock Exchange The Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) is a stock exchange located in Gaborone, Botswana. The Botswana share market was established in 1989 and became the Botswana Stock Exchange in 1994. It is governed by the Botswana Stock Exchange Act. The BSE ha ...

- Gaborone, Botswana *

Bourse Regionale des Valeurs Mobilieres Bourse may refer to: *Exchange (organized market) or bourse *Stock exchange or bourse Exchanges * Bourse de Bruxelles or Brussels Stock Exchange, Belgium * Bourse de Montreal, Canada *Paris Bourse, a historical stock exchange in France * Deutsche ...

- Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire *

Bourse des Valeurs Mobilières de Tunis The ''Bourse des Valeurs Mobilières de Tunis'' (BVMT) or ''Bourse de Tunis'' () is a stock exchange based in Tunis, Tunisia. It was founded in 1969, and currently lists around 50 stocks. The exchange is under the control of the state-run Finan ...

- Tunis, Tunisia *

Casablanca Stock Exchange The Casablanca Stock Exchange (; ) is a stock exchange in Casablanca, Morocco. The Casablanca Stock Exchange (CSE), which achieves one of the best performances in the region of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), is Africa's third largest st ...

- Casablanca, Morocco *

Egyptian Exchange The Egyptian Exchange (EGX), Egypt's stock exchange, comprises two exchanges, Cairo and Alexandria, both governed by the same board of directors and sharing the same trading, clearing and settlement systems. Presently, the chairman of the Egyptia ...

- Cairo, Egypt
FMDQ Securities Exchange
- Lagos, Nigeria *

Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange The Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) is a stock exchange located on Ohio Street, west of Kivukoni, south east of Dar es Salaam, the commercial capital and largest city in Tanzania. It was incorporated in September 1996 and trading started in ...

- Dar es Salaam, Tanzania *

Douala Stock Exchange The Douala Stock Exchange (DSX in abbreviation) was the official market for securities in Cameroon, located in Douala. In 2019 it was absorbed by the (, BVMAC) which on that occasion relocated from Libreville to Douala. History The origin of t ...

- Douala, Cameroon *

Ghana Stock Exchange The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) is the principal stock exchange of Ghana. The exchange was incorporated in July 1989 with trading commencing in 1990. It currently lists 42 stock, equities (from 37 company, companies) and 2 corporate bonds. All typ ...

- Accra, Ghana *

JSE Limited JSE Limited (previously the JSE Securities Exchange and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange) is the largest stock exchange in Africa. It is located in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa, after it moved from downtown Johannesburg in 2000. In 2003 ...

- Sandton, South Africa *

Khartoum Stock Exchange The Khartoum Stock Exchange is the principal stock exchange of Sudan. It is located in Khartoum and its name is abbreviated to KSE. The principal stock index of the KSE is the Khartoum Index. While the KSE has been growing rapidly over the last ...

- Khartoum, Sudan * Libyan Stock Market - Tripoli, Libya *

Lusaka Stock Exchange The Lusaka Securities Exchange (abbreviated to LuSE) is the principal stock exchange of Zambia and Zambia's designated agency for issuing International Securities Identification Number, International Securities Identification Numbers (ISIN). Founde ...

- Lusaka, Zambia * Malawi Stock Exchange - Blantyre, Malawi *

Nairobi Stock Exchange The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) was established in 1954 as the Nairobi Stock Exchange, based in Nairobi the capital of Kenya. It was a voluntary association of stockbrokers in the European community registered under the Societies Act in ...

- Nairobi, Kenya (Now Nairobi Securities Exchange Limited) *

Namibian Stock Exchange The Namibia Securities Exchange (NSX) (; ) is the only stock exchange in Namibia. Based in Windhoek, it is one of the largest stock exchanges on the African continent. It has a partnership with JSE in neighbouring South Africa. The NSX is only ...

- Windhoek, Namibia *

Nigerian Stock Exchange The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGX), now Nigerian Exchange Group, is an integrated stock exchange group in Africa founded in 1961 in Lagos. Following the demutualization of the NSE in 2021, NGX Group now has 3 subsidiaries - Nigerian Exchange Limit ...

- Lagos, Nigeria *

Rwanda Stock Exchange Rwanda Stock Exchange Limited (RSE) is a Rwandan Stock Exchange and was incorporated on 7 October 2005. The Stock Exchange was demutualized from the start as it was registered as a company limited by shares. The company was officially launched o ...

- Kigali, Rwanda *

Stock Exchange of Mauritius The Stock Exchange of Mauritius (SEM) (); is an organization responsible for the operation of Mauritius's primary stock exchange located at Port Louis. The SEM operates two markets: the Official Market and the Development & Enterprise Market (DEM). ...

- Port Louis, Mauritius * Sierra Leone Stock Exchange - Sierra Leone *

Uganda Securities Exchange The Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) is the principal stock exchange of Uganda. It was founded in June 1997. The USE is operated under the jurisdiction of Uganda's Capital Markets Authority, which in turn reports to the Bank of Uganda, Uganda's ...

Limited - Kampala, Uganda *

Zimbabwe Stock Exchange The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, or ZSE, is the official stock exchange of Zimbabwe. Its history dates back to 1896 but has only been open to foreign investment since 1993. The exchange has about a dozen members, and currently lists 63 equities. The ...

- Harare, Zimbabwe In addition, the African Securities Exchanges maintains a partnership agreement with the

Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges The Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges (FEAS) is a non-profit international organization comprising the main stock exchanges in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia. The purpose of the Federation is to contribute to the coopera ...

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African Securities Exchanges AssociationAfrican Capital Markets NewsInvesting in AfricaNairobi Securities ExchangeJohannesburg Stock ExchangeWorld Federation of ExchangesSierra Leone: a one-stock shop
Stock exchanges in Africa Finance industry associations Organisations based in Nairobi

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