The development of capital markets can create opportunities for prosperity for a nation’s citizens. This is according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda, who was speaking at the Southern African Securities Regulators Regional Training Conference. He looks into the Role of Regulators in Fostering Capital Markets as well as pitfalls of regulation on pp. pp.14-15. 

In this month’s issue, Pazani Vaitilingon of IQ-EQ shares his thoughts on the state of digital adoption in Africa's private equity landscape. He says that IQ-EQ research showed that private equity firms recognise the need to switch from old systems to more advanced digital platforms. Learn more on p.13.

This month, we also found that Africa's share of global blockchain venture deals grew from 1.3% in 2023 to an all-time high of 1.8% in H1 2024. According to the latest CV VC African Blockchain Report, Africa’s average blockchain deal size is 13% higher than the all-sector average deal size in the region. Read on p.16.

In addition, AFSIC shares their interview with asc impact  to find out what attracted them to AFSIC 2024 on p.22.

We would like to remind you that the submissions are still open for the 9th annual Africa Service Providers Awards! This year there will be a physical ceremony in South Africa in November. Submit your applications or nominate the best service providers at
www.agfawards.com 

We are also supporting MNCapital Group and their  8th Africa Investment Funds and Asset Management (AIFAM) Forum, scheduled from 6th to 8th November 2024 in Kigali, Rwanda. For more info, please contact Michael Ndinisa: michael@mncapitalgroup.com