The conference will be hosted by Financial Markets Indaba
(FMI) in conjunction with the Zimbabwe Embassy in United Kingdom on 20 April at
the London Stock Exchange and 21 April at the Queen Elizabeth 11 Conference
Centre.
Among the key topics to be discussed are strengthening
local capital markets; from diversifying currencies, to facilitating foreign
investments and transitioning to an emerging market economy as well as case
studies on how companies benefited from listing.
“The aim of the Zimbabwe Capital Markets Conference is to
highlight and recognise the important role played by capital markets in
economic development and preservation and growth of households’ savings, as
well as to focus on opportunities available in different sectors outlining the
opportunities for diaspora, international investors, companies/firms to
allocate capital in different asset classes.
“The conference serves as an opportunity to inform the
diaspora and demystify complexities and myths that surround participating in
financial and capital markets and in turn encourages individuals from all walks
of life to invest on the local markets including stock exchanges,” said FMI
managing director Mr Patrick Muzondo.
Capital markets in Africa are composed mainly of stock
exchanges and bond markets. Securities markets are non-negligible complements
to bank financing on the continent, with bond issuances mostly done by
governments and only fewer big corporations listed on the domestic stock
exchanges.
Nevertheless, capital markets play an important role in
complementing bank financing on the continent. For the many African countries
seeking to attract much more investment, the issue of strengthening capital
markets is critically important. Herald
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