Gaborone’s ambition to become Africa’s next financial superhub :: Mmegi Online

From tokenised government bonds and a proposed US$500 million Dangote depository receipt to integration with Abu Dhabi’s Tabadul Hub, Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) Head of Product Development, Kopano Bolokwe, outlines the “10X by 2030” strategy to mobilise capital, finance development and expand investment opportunities. PAULINE DIKUELO writes

The Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) is pursuing an ambitious transformation that could reshape Gaborone’s position in Africa’s financial landscape. Through its 10X by 2030 strategy, the Exchange aims to grow its capital markets tenfold, attract international investment and channel domestic savings into productive economic activities.

At the centre of this ambition is product innovation, which Bolokwe describes as essential to mobilising capital and supporting economic growth.

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