Ghana to host Africa Regional Capital Market Development Conference

Accra, Sept. 11, GNA – Ghana will host a special five-day Africa Regional Capital Market Development Conference in Accra from Monday, September 14, according to a statement issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

The Conference, being organised by the SEC in collaboration with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, is under the theme, “Towards Effective Regulation and Development of an Efficient Market in Africa”. It is being supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

The statement said the Conference was being organised in the wake of the global financial credit crisis, which is not only having serious resource mobilization constraints on the economics of most African countries but also a negative impact on stock markets in Africa.

Areas to be examined at the conference include current capital market development issues; building blocks needed to establish and develop efficient equity and bond markets in Africa; capital market integration and regulation in Africa; development of a viable commodities market in Africa; and challenges of securities regulation in emerging markets.

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