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Ethiopia Stock Exchange Story

Financing Africa’s Future
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In Episode 19 of Financing Africa’s Future, Dr. Tilahun Esmael Kassahun, Founding Chief Executive Officer of the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX), reflects on building Ethiopia’s capital market from the ground up. He discusses the ESX’s progress, growing investor participation, new market opportunities and the role of FSD Africa in supporting Ethiopia’s capital market development. Having since left the ESX, Dr. Kassahun looks back on an exchange that has evolved from an ambitious idea into a functioning market, leaving a strong foundation for its next chapter. Listen to the full conversation and subscribe to FSD Africa for more insights on Africa’s financial markets and economic transformation.

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