President, ASEA and Chief Executive Officer of Botswana Stock Exchange, Mr Thapelo Tsheole, disclosed this to market stakeholders during the AELP webinar themed; Exchange Linkage Project- Facilitating trades across borders on Wednesday. The webinar which was hosted by Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) and supported by Chapel Hill Denham Securities Limited, Central Securities and Clearing System (CSCS), Cordros Securities Limited and Stanbic IBTC Limited, provided insights into the benefits and objectives of the AELP, Pan African Payment and Settlement (PAPSS) and other cross-border transaction requirements.
Applauding NGX f or promoting the AELP initiative, Tsheole noted that although African economies have encountered numerous challenges, the continent’s resilience in the face of adversities underscores its potential for sustained economic resilience and initiatives such as the AELP are very vital for Africa to rely on itself as it presents a momentum of opportunities for investors across Africa and the world by fostering deeper integration and connectivity among Africa’s capital markets.
