Online Reporter
Nelson Gahadza
Senior Business Reporter
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with INVESCI Asset Management to support the establishment of the Zimbabwe Entrepreneurship Exchange (ZEEX), a newly approved digital capital market platform designed to improve access to funding for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
The agreement, announced yesterday, positions INVESCI as a strategic institutional partner of ZEEX and signals growing confidence from institutional investors ahead of the platform’s formal launch.
The partnership comes at a critical stage in ZEEX’s development, which recently secured regulatory approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe (SECZim).
The platform is expected to provide entrepreneurs and emerging businesses with alternative avenues for raising capital through a regulated, transparent marketplace.
According to the ZSE, the collaboration is intended to strengthen the SME capital market ecosystem by linking emerging businesses with institutional capital and creating a framework that supports investment, innovation and economic formalisation.
Under the terms of the agreement, the parties will work together in evaluating investment opportunities presented through the ZEEX platform, providing feedback on listing standards and institutional requirements, participating in advisory and stakeholder forums and advocating for regulatory frameworks that promote SME capital market development.
The partnership will also facilitate information sharing on market trends, sector developments and investment pipelines.
ZSE Holdings group chief executive, Mr Justin Bgoni, said the agreement reflected growing recognition among institutional investors of the role ZEEX could play in transforming access to capital for entrepreneurs.
“The formalisation of this partnership with INVESCI is a clear demonstration that institutional investors recognise the transformative potential of ZEEX.
“By bringing structured capital and institutional rigour into the SME space, we are laying the foundation for a robust and inclusive capital market that serves the full spectrum of Zimbabwe’s entrepreneurial economy,” he said.
