Overview
Agenda
Date: 10 April 2025
Time: 08:30 - 14:30 GMT (including a networking lunch)
Venue: Accra Marriott Hotel, Liberation Road, Accra, Ghana
Co-hosted by
Overview
We are pleased to invite you to an industry event hosted by the Ghana Stock Exchange and the International Capital Market Association (ICMA), which aims to bring together senior market participants, including regulators, and policymakers, central banks, banks and market infrastructure providers, among others, to explore developments in the West Africa’s bond markets.
Key discussion areas will include:
- Macroeconomic Outlook: Key trends and policy reforms shaping Africa’s capital markets
- Regulatory Developments: Market oversight, challenges and the path forward
- Building Resilient Bond Markets: Fundamental building blocks for sustainable growth and stability
- Liquidity & Market Depth: Enhancing market efficiency through supply, demand, and structural improvements
- Market Infrastructure: Building the architecture for a resilient bond ecosystem
- Fintech and digitalisation: How innovations are shaping the bond markets
Join industry leaders and senior market representative to discuss the latest developments shaping West Africa’s capital markets.
Registration for this event is now closed.
If you have any questions, please contact ICMA events.
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| 08:30 | Registration | |
| 09:00 | Welcome and opening remarks Abena Amoah, Managing Director, Ghana Stock Exchange Bryan Pascoe, Chief Executive, ICMA |
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| 09:15 | Keynote: Africa Economic Reforms – trends and outlook Razia Khan, Chief Economist, Africa & Middle East, SCB |
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| 09:35 | Fireside chat: Securities & Exchange Commission pathways for developing the local markets: Case of West Africa Dr. Emomotimi Agama, Director General, SEC Nigeria Winston Nelson Jr, President, Ghana Securities Industry Association |
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| 09:55 | Building Resilient Bond Markets: Primary markets Leland Goss, Managing Director and General Counsel, ICMA |
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| 10:05 | Building Resilient Bond Markets: Secondary markets Andy Hill, Managing Director, Co-Head of Market Practice & Regulatory Policy, ICMA |
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| 10:25 | Break | |
| 11:05 | Panel discussion: The opportunities and challenges of developing Africa’s bond market – demand, supply, and liquidity Moderator: Andy Hill, Managing Director, Co-Head of Market Practice & Regulatory Policy, ICMA
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| 11:55 | Panel discussion: Building the architecture for a resilient bond market – settlement, clearing, regulation, and best practice Moderator: Abena Amoah, Managing Director, Ghana Stock Exchange
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| 12:45 | Keynote: A digital market – a distant hope or a tangible reality? Bryan Pascoe, Chief Executive, ICMA |
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| 13:00 | Advancing Global Capital Markets: The World Bank's Journey in Digitalization and AI Innovations Nini Nguyen, Head of Capital Markets Operations, World Bank Treasury |
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| 13:10 | Closing remarks Sunmbo Olatunji, Group Head, Treasury, Access Bank plc |
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| 13:15 | Networking reception | |
| 14:30 | Event close |
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