National stock exchange launched in Somalia

June 26, 2025-The National Securities Exchange of Somalia (NSES) held its formal launch on 19 June 2025, according to this report on Xinhua. A coalition of local investors and financial experts established the exchange and it will start by operating as a private, self-regulatory organization, according to a statement issued in Mogadishu. The Central Bank of Somalia has pledged full technical support with the aim of ensuring international best practices are followed.

The NSES feed on X reports H.E. Hassan Sheik Mohamud, President of Somalia, saying: "Somalia is open for business and is open for everyone. Somalia has started launching its Stock Exchange which we hope soon there will be a market whereby the Somali people and our international partners can buy and sell the shares of their companies. That is the new Somalia in the horizon".

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