Ethiopia relaunched its stock exchange, the Ethiopian Securities Exchange, on Friday after a 50-year absence. The operations of the Ethiopia Securities Exchange were stopped in 1974 following the ...

People look at a stock chart during the launch of Ethiopian Securities Exchange in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on January 10, 2025. (Photo by Amanuel Sileshi / AFP) "In a historic milestone for our ...

Ethiopia has officially inaugurated its first stock exchange in almost five decades. On January 10, 2025, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed opened the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX), marking an ...

The head of Ethiopia’s new stock exchange said the bourse plans to diversify its offerings to avoid the challenge of low trading volumes seen in other African countries as it vies to attract ...

Ethiopia has not had any form of stock exchange in 50 years, since the 1974 fall of Emperor Haile Selassie and the rise of a Marxist-inspired regime, known as the Derg, which nationalised the economy.

The Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX) announced that it has been taking a final step to register five giant companies over ...

The Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX) announced plans to register five major companies within the next six months. This follows the official launch of the ESX earlier this year by Prime Minister ...

Ethiopia held the dubious distinction of being Africa’s second most populous nation and one of the fastest-growing economies without a stock market. On January 10, it shed the tag with the relaunch of ...

It also noted that the establishment of Ethiopia's stock exchange would significantly boost the country's economic development while building "a sustainable institution that meets the needs of ...

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Speaker of the House of Federation Agegnehu Teshager launch the Ethiopian Security Exchange (ESX) stock market in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 10 ...