MARKET DATA REVIEW : On becoming stock exchange for local community

Recently, the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) has been taking specific measures to address some of our specific local needs and challenges – it doesn’t serve better for any of us that after more than 15 years since the operationalization of the stock exchange in our economy, it remains just a superfluous high level concept, neither has it been understood nor efficiently used by our local communities to address some of their long-term capital needs on one side or investment...

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Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

TheCitizen

15 Dec

MARKET DATA REVIEW : Demutualisation for Enhanced Stock Exchange

Demutualisation of stock exchanges has captured media headlines in recent years — it seems like most exchanges are doing it (except for Africa, for obvious reasons). A number of exchanges across the globe have demutualised since this idea came into the public attention, especially after the first incident of demutualisation by the Stockholm Stock Exchange in 1993.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

05 Jan

MARKET DATA REVIEW : Year of challenges and opportunities for stock markets

For one measure — market capitalisation and stock indices — stock markets across the world have had mixed results for the year just ended, 2015.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

17 Mar

MARKET DATA REVIEW: Tax incentives a necessity for developing stock markets

>Last week we dwelt on the concept of return and risk on investment in securities (i.e. shares and bonds) listed in the stock market. We learnt that the return on an investment consists of dividend, interest, rent or other income added to the increase in the value of the asset over a set period.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

19 Aug

MARKET DATA REVIEW: Capital within the context of local empowerment

>Back in 2010 two pieces of legislation (Mining Act of 2010 and the Electronic and Postal Communication Act of 2010) were passed by our Parliament and got signed by the president with all the optimism that these laws entailed to fulfill, including some of the dream of local citizens, especially the aspect of the requirement that companies with Special Mining Licences and those operating in the telecommunication sector will be required to offer shares to the public and subsequently list on...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

25 Mar

MARKET DATA REVIEW: Privatisation as vehicle for promoting capital market

>Privatisation is the process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency, public service, or public property from the public sector (a government) to the private sector.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

08 Dec

MARKET DATA REVIEW : Capital market as tool of financing our projects

There are two major encouraging statements that came to our attention recently, these statements came from the government: (i) the possibility of repossession of previously privatised state owned entities that were sold to some investors; and (ii) state owned entities, agencies and parastatals are now required to refocus on becoming more efficient and raise their financial needs from the local financial market.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

29 Apr

MARKET DATA REVIEW: Missed opportunities in empowering our people

>Last week I talked of the need to consider local content, participation and economic empowerment in policies and laws we make, especially those involving key sectors of the economy or whenever we execute key policies that impact economic and social aspects of our people.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

01 Dec

MARKET DATA REVIEW : Reconsidering privatisation for better economic growth

At different phases of our socio-economic development agenda and objective, various policies, strategies and approaches have been chosen, for different purposes, some of the objectives relate to economic inclusiveness and empowerment to local citizens. I want to focus on the privatisation as a tool towards achieving inclusive economic growth.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

10 Nov

MARKET DATA REVIEW : In the creation of a good society, how are we defined?

It is fairly expected that, we as humans in our own ways should always be in the process of creating a good society — a society where citizens are largely satisfied, one where people are happy and thrive in their undertaking. A good society is one that values decency, responsibility, justice, tolerance and where natural human rights are observed.

 

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