At the end of a turbulent year for world financial markets this discussion looked at recent developments in the debt capital markets of Africa, how they are faring in the pandemic and their prospects for providing financing in the future. A panel of market experts from across the region shared their insights on market performance, liquidity, sustainability and the regulatory environment and considered the role of the central banks in further developing bond markets.
Moderator: Martin Scheck, Chief Executive, ICMA
Panellists:
Ekow Afedzie, Managing Director, Ghana Stock Exchange
Philip Buyskes, Chief Executive Officer, Frontclear
Chandi Mwenebungu, Director & Treasurer, African Export-Import Bank
Jumoke Olaniyan, Vice President Market Architecture, FMDQ Securities Exchange
Zafar Parker, Head: Financial Markets Department, South African Reserve Bank
UK Edinburgh Reforms: prospectus regime
MiFIR review and bond market transparency
Transparency in commercial paper
CSDR Refit and settlement efficiency
ICMA’s response to the ESAs’ call for evidence on greenwashing
Common Domain Model for repo and bonds
ICMA Market integrity in sustainable finance series I Episode 4 I Greenwashing risks and remedies
ICMA Social Bonds Podcast Series Episode 4: Defining Target Populations
ICMA market integrity in sustainable finance series I episode 3 I greenwashing risks and remedies
FinTech and digitalisation
Sustainable Finance
Global Repo and Collateral Forum
Repo market at the 2022 year-end
CSDR mandatory buy-ins
EU and UK prospectus regimes
FCA consultation on synthetic US dollar LIBOR
Monetary policy, financial stability and capital market resilience
Introduction
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