Improving depth and liquidity on Africa’s capital markets
The African Exchanges Linkage Project (AELP) is a flagship project of the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) to facilitate cross-border trading of securities in Africa.
Cross-border
securities trading
Cross-border securities trading using an order-routing system to channel orders between Stockbrokers on participating Exchanges
Capital raising and initial public offers
Cross-border capital raising and Initial Public Offers (IPOs)
CAPACITY BETWEEN the EXCHANGES
Develop capacity between the Exchanges and boost collaboration between capital market Regulators, Central Banks and central depositories
Promote the African Listed Securities
Promote the African Listed Securities asset class and creating new products and securities on the linked Exchanges
Joint initiative of

Supported by

Participating exchanges
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AELP Link to boost trading between African exchanges
Edoh Kossi Amenounvé (President of ASEA, CEO of the (BRVM); Furaha Karba (Head of ASEA Secretariat); Akin Adigun (Senior Capital Markets Officer, African Development Bank);

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