BSE moves to attract more listings

Thapelo Tsheole addressing the media.PIC: KAGISO ONKATSWITSE
Thapelo Tsheole addressing the media.PIC: KAGISO ONKATSWITSE

The Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) will next month hold an inaugural listings conference that is aimed at sensetising privately held firms on the benefits of going public.

The conference, which has attracted 120 private companies, intends to bring together the business community, private and listed companies, and experts in the capital market to discuss the value added by listing on the stock exchange.

The one-day conference will be held under the theme: ‘Opening the BSE to the Business Community - Creating Value Through Listing.’ Briefing the media on Wednesday, BSE CEO Thapelo Tsheole said the conference will be a historic event in the development of capital markets, not only because of its magnitude but primarily because of its objectives and expected outcomes.

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