On Thursday 14 March 2019, the WFE held its first Emerging Markets forum in London to explore the factors that attract international investors to emerging markets.

On 18 September 2018, the Stock Exchange of Mauritius (SEM) listed the first Pan-African Sovereign Bond Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) - the African Domestic Bond Fund (ADBF).

On Friday 19 October, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) organised the 3rd edition of its Market Data Workshop in Lagos. The workshop brought together more than 500 attendees, and 28 speakers and panel discussants, for discussions on the theme of 'Digitisation, Disruption & Financial Inclusion.'

The WFE has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA), aimed at supporting the development of the wider African capital market.

On 16 November 2018, Kazakhstan Stock Exchange JSC (KASE) organised the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange Forum entitled ‘The Role of stock exchanges in the economy's sustainable development’.

India’s multi-asset exchange and largest stock exchange National Stock Exchange of India limited (NSE) is celebrating its silver jubilee this year, writes the NSE's Corporate Communications team.

Malaysia has championed and led the way in the development of Islamic Finance ecosystems over the last four decades, successfully establishing itself as one of the most advanced countries in the global Islamic Finance scene today, writes Noorsuriani Muhamed, Vice President, Product & Market Development, Islamic Capital Market, Bursa Malaysia.

Turkish capital markets witnessed a landmark cooperation in 2014, when Borsa İstanbul signed a strategic partnership agreement with NASDAQ, writes Ali Işık, EVP-IT Systems and Infrastructure and M. Ufuk Özdemir, EVP-IT Application Development, Borsa Istanbul.

Roberto Belchior, Managing Director, Latin America Market Development, B3 writes about the recent B3 and Bolsas y Mercados Argentinos (BYMA) technology agreement, and what it means for the future of Latin American capital markets.