Monday, September 8, 2025
24.1 C
Lagos

NSE Named Most Innovative Stock Exchange in Africa 2016

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has emerged the Most Innovative Stock Exchange in Africa 2016. This award was presented to The Exchange by The Business Year magazine on Monday, October 17, 2016 at the Stock Exchange House, Lagos.

The Business Year Magazine Awards recognise different categories of players who have shown exemplary leadership, innovation, and entrepreneurship. These include stock exchanges, socially responsible companies, regulators, listed companies, investment banks, stockbroking companies, research teams and fund managers.

According to Andrea Bernaldo de Quiros, Country Manager Nigeria, TBY magazine “the Most Innovative African Stock Exchange in Africa award was given in recognition of NSE’s success in enhancing investor experience and transforming Nigerian market dynamics through the deployment of advanced technologies, innovative trading capabilities, and a new trading platform.”

Speaking on the award, Mr. Oscar N. Onyema, Chief Executive Officer, NSE said: “We consider it an honour to be named the Most Innovative Stock Exchange in Africa. This is evidence of the reforms we have been implementing to create an environment that makes the NSE an attractive capital market for companies seeking new sources of capital and one that inspires the trust and confidence of domestic and foreign investors.”

“I would like to dedicate this award to the great team at the NSE and other capital market stakeholders who are making significant contributions to the development of the Nigerian capital market and Africa at large.”

This award brings to three the number of awards received by the NSE so far in 2016. It was first named the 2016 Employer of Choice in the under 1,000 Employees category by the HR Peoples Magazine. Then received the “Corporate Achievement Award to a Financial Institution” at the inaugural annual Financial Literacy Excellence (FILEX) Awards.

spot_img
spot_img

Hot this week

Nigeria, Brazil Central Banks Deepen Economic, Financial Co-operation

Nigeria’s Central Bank Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, has held talks...

Ecobank Nigeria to Host Second Edition of Design & Build, Showcasing Premier Innovators in Design, Construction

Ecobank Nigeria, a subsidiary of the leading pan-African banking...

Expert: Fintech, Financial Inclusion Critical for Sustainable Growth of Nigerian Economy

A renowned economist, Dr. Biodun Adedipe, the Chief Consultant/CEO,...

Sterling Bank Marks One Year of Africa’s Groundbreaking Core Banking System

Number one Best Workplace in Banking in Nigeria and...

Topics

AFRICA TELECOM & IT Loses Director, Monique Butt

The Board, Management and Staff of Telecom and IT...

The CIIN 52nd AGM in Lagos

The 52nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Chartered...

Fidelity Bank to Promote Young Writers Nationwide with its Read2Lead Initiative

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives...

‘Ecobank Unveils Cardless ATM Withdrawal Service’

Ecobank has stated that cash withdrawals can be made...

BudgIT Queries $10bn Rise in Nigeria’s Public Debt Stock

BudgIT has chosen to express an opinion on the...

NIGERIA: IMF Projects 0.8% Growth in 2017

An accumulation of recent data suggests that the global...

New Book Reveals How Atiku, Joda, Ndukwe Saved 2001 GSM Licence Auction

Expectations were high on January 19, 2001, the day...

IDC Sets Digital Transformation Agenda at 37th GITEX

Global ICT research and consultancy services firm International Data...
spot_img

Related Articles

Popular Categories

spot_imgspot_img