Absa Africa FMI shows improving market infrastructure in majority of countries.

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Absa Africa Financial Markets Index shows improving market infrastructure in majority of countries in the region.

African countries have responded positively to the need to develop domestic financial markets to protect economies from external shocks, OMFIF’s 2022 Absa Africa Financial Markets Index reveals.
Even as challenging market conditions weighed on performance in the index, 19 of the 26 countries improved their scores relative to last year. This was largely due to broad-based progress in developing sustainable financial markets, which is becoming increasingly important to global investors.
13 Oct 2022 6AM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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