Where Next for Africa’s Capital Markets?

June 4, 2015 09:00

African capital markets attract about 1% of global private equity flows. How can the region’s capital markets deepen and broaden?

Dimensions to be addressed:
- Integrating and harmonizing cross-border market regulation
- Increasing long-term corporate and government bonds
- Advancing initial public offering activity

This session was developed in partnership with The Wall Street Journal.

Simultaneous interpretation in French and English

As this session is televised, please arrive 15 minutes before the start. The door will be closed at the scheduled time. This session is on the record and webcast live.

Speakers:

Hendrik du Toit

Joint Chief Executive Officer, Investec Bank Ltd

Raymond McGuire

President, Lazard, Lazard

Maria Ramos

Independent Non-Executive Director, Standard Chartered Bank

John Rwangombwa

Governor, National Bank of Rwanda (NBR)

Matina Stevis-Gridneff

Brussels Bureau Chief, The New York Times