African Securities Exchanges Association

African Securities Exchanges Association
AbbreviationASEA
Formation1993; 31 years ago (1993)
Legal statusNon-profit organization
PurposeTrade association for securities exchanges in the Africa region
Location
Region served
Africa
Membership
26 Full Members and 6 Associate Members
Websiteafrican-exchanges.org

African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) is trade association for securities exchanges in Africa headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. The associations aim is to provide a formal framework for the mutual co-operation of securities exchanges in the African region. Its functions include the exchange of information and assistance in the development of member exchanges.[1][2]

As of 2022, there were 30 exchanges in Africa, representing 39 nations' capital markets. At that time, ASEA had 26 Full Members and 6 Associate Members.[3]

  1. ^ "ASEA Who we are". ASEA. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "PAPSS and ASEA forge strategic partnership to revolutionize cross-border payment of Stock Exchanges in Africa". Afreximbank. April 26, 2023.
  3. ^ Zwane, Thuletho (May 16, 2023). "Partnership to improve cross-border payment of stock exchanges in Africa". BusinessDay.