The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) will on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 hold its annual Market Recap for 2020 and provide the Outlook for 2021.

In light of the current protocols around the COVID-19 pandemic, the event will hold virtually and is open to members of the stockbroking community, analysts, regulators, media and other stakeholders in the capital market. Interested participants can register via the link: http://bit.ly/nse-2021-outlook

At the event, the Chief Executive Officer, NSE, Oscar N. Onyema, supported by members of the Executive Committee will give a presentation covering: global capital market review, particularly the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

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The review of the performance of The Exchange will cover product performance (Equities, Fixed Income and Exchange Traded Products); The NSE’s strategic performance across business development (listings, index launch, strategic projects etc.); market initiatives (business partnerships, innovation, advocacy and more); and Corporate Citizenship development (ESG related efforts).

The event will also feature a special presentation from Managing Director, Chief Economist, Africa and Middle East, Global Research, Standard Chartered Bank, Razia Khan, on the prognosis for 2021 – local and international market postulations, capital market projections, and more.

In previous years, this event has provided an opportunity for participants to interact with the Management of The Exchange. There will, therefore, be a Questions and Answers session to shed more light on what capital market stakeholders can look forward to in 2021, the NSE said in a recent statement to stakeholders in the market.

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