Interview | - Part 11

PRIVATE EQUITY AFRICA: GROWING AFRICA’S VENTURES THROUGH SUSTAINABLE INVESTING

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with Anne Keppler, Vice President, Corporates & Funds Africa Equity & Mezzanine, DEG Regional Office Southern Africa. Anne Keppler’s team is responsible for structuring and managing DEG’s direct equity and fund investment portfolio as well as structuring mezzanine solutions for its private sector clients on the continent. She talks to Capital Markets in Africa about some DEG’s investment and activities on the continent. To start off, could you introduce the DEG to our…

Demutualisation: The Key to improving African Stock Market Performance

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with Dr EDOH KOSSI AMENOUNVE, Chief Executive, Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) and the Central Depository/Settlement Bank (DC/BR). He also the Chairman of the West African Capital Markets Integration Council (WACMIC). Dr AMENOUNVE has led major financial market reforms in Africa and shares his views on demutualization and capital markets integration in West Africa as well as the growth prospects of the Francophone West African countries with Capital Markets in Africa. Many thanks for…

Rwanda is resilient against current fuzzy global economic outlook — Robert Mathu, Executive Director

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Robert C. Mathu, Executive Director of the Capital Market Authority (CMA), Rwanda gives an exclusive interview to Capital Markets in Africa and elaborates on aspects of Rwanda capital markets development and investment opportunities. Robert believes that Rwanda’s economy is resilient against the bleak performance that emerging markets are expected to deliver in 2016 and beyond. To get us started, please tell us a bit about yourself and your experience as the Executive Director, Rwanda Capital Markets Authority so far? Robert…

Pessimism creates the best optimism in the long run — Mark Mobius, Executive Chairman, Templeton Emerging Markets Group

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Emerging market guru, Dr. Mark Mobius, Executive Chairman, Templeton Emerging Markets Group, Franklin Templeton Investments, has been investing in global emerging markets for more than 40 years. He joined Templeton in 1987 and currently directs the Templeton research team, which is based in 18 global emerging markets offices, and manages emerging markets portfolios including Africa. Mark Mobius shares his views on the prospects and challenges in 2016 with Capital Markets in Africa. Retrospectively, in your…

African exchanges need a platform for cooperation and the development of their capital markets — Karim Hajji, CEO, Casablanca Stock Exchange

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Karim Hajji, Chief Executive of the Casablanca Stock Exchange (CSE) gives an exclusive interview to Capital Markets in Africa and elaborates on aspects of Moroccan capital markets development and investment opportunities. He also spoke about the need to make African exchanges more liquid and advocated for African exchanges to strengthen their ties in order to create a platform for successful cooperation and to identify avenues for the development of their capital markets. The Casablanca Stock Exchange is one of…

African capital markets play an important role in fostering African economic growth — Sunil Benimadhu, CEO, Stock Exchange of Mauritius

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Sunil Benimadhu, Chief Executive of the Stock Exchange of Mauritius (SEM) gives an exclusive interview to Capital Markets in Africa and elaborates on aspects of capital markets development in Africa. Sunil has played an instrumental role in uplifting the operational, technical and regulatory infrastructure of the SEM and contributed to its emergence as one of the leading Exchanges in Africa. He is a regular speaker on emerging markets and on African markets in international stock exchange conferences To…

Long term partnerships and mutual understanding are key to growth in Africa – Michael Fischer

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Michael Fischer, Director and Southern Africa’s Regional Head of the DEG (a German government DFI — Development Financial Institution) gives an exclusive interview to Capital Markets in Africa and elaborates on aspects of investing in Africa he is extremely familiar with. Michael has more than 23 years’ experience in international finance ranging from project finance to private equity in more than 150 finance transaction on the African continent alone. To start off, please can you explain to…

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