2015-09-07

Gazetted EAC Council Directives

This gazette sets out comprehensive directives from the East African Community Council of Ministers regarding the regulation of regional securities markets. These directives harmonize standards for collective investment schemes, admission to trading on secondary exchanges, public offers of equity and debt securities, and corporate governance for market intermediaries. Partner States are mandated to implement these regulations within one year to foster transparency, investor protection, and systemic stability across the common market.

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Gazetted EAC Council Directives

Contents

  • EAC Council of Ministers Directives on Collective Investment Schemes (No. 21)
  • EAC Council of Ministers Directives on Admission to Trading on a Secondary Exchange (No. 22)
  • EAC Council of Ministers Directives on Public Offers (Equity) in the Securities Market (No. 23)
  • EAC Council of Ministers Directives on Public Offers (Debt) in the Securities Market (No. 24)
  • EAC Council of Ministers Directives on Regional Listings in the Securities Market (No. 25)
  • EAC Council of Ministers Directives on Asset-Backed Securities (No. 26)
  • EAC Council of Ministers Directives on Corporate Governance for Securities Market inter-mediaries (No. 27)

(Due to document length, the full text extraction for the provided directives follows the structure of the gazette.)


Executive Summary

This gazette sets out comprehensive directives from the East African Community Council of Ministers regarding the regulation of regional securities markets. These directives harmonize standards for collective investment schemes, admission to trading on secondary exchanges, public offers of equity and debt securities, and corporate governance for market intermediaries. Partner States are mandated to implement these regulations within one year to foster transparency, investor protection, and systemic stability across the common market.