{"id":"nigeria-macro-ngx-africa-best-exchange-20261019","canonicalSlug":"nigeria-macro-ngx-africa-best-exchange-20261019","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/nigeria-macro-ngx-africa-best-exchange-20261019","language":"en","title":"NGX Group named Africa’s Best Exchange at Euromoney awards","summary":"The exchange group says the award recognised market infrastructure and digital innovation; its release also reported 2026 turnover and market-capitalisation figures.","body":["Nigerian Exchange Group said it was named Africa’s Best Exchange at the Euromoney Markets Awards 2026. The award was presented in London on 15 October and the group published its announcement on 19 October.","The exchange operator said its NGX Invest platform facilitated more than ₦2.8 trillion in capital raising during the banking recapitalisation exercise and had over 180 distribution channels by September 2026. It also reported that market capitalisation reached ₦160.73 trillion by 16 October, with year-to-date turnover of ₦7.82 trillion.","These figures and the award description come from NGX Group’s own release. The award recognises its market-infrastructure contribution; the announcement does not independently measure the broader effects on investment or economic growth."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"NGX Group named Africa’s Best Exchange at Euromoney awards\n\nThe exchange group says the award recognised market infrastructure and digital innovation; its release also reported 2026 turnover and market-capitalisation figures.\n\nNigerian Exchange Group said it was named Africa’s Best Exchange at the Euromoney Markets Awards 2026. The award was presented in London on 15 October and the group published its announcement on 19 October.\n\nThe exchange operator said its NGX Invest platform facilitated more than ₦2.8 trillion in capital raising during the banking recapitalisation exercise and had over 180 distribution channels by September 2026. It also reported that market capitalisation reached ₦160.73 trillion by 16 October, with year-to-date turnover of ₦7.82 trillion.\n\nThese figures and the award description come from NGX Group’s own release. The award recognises its market-infrastructure contribution; the announcement does not independently measure the broader effects on investment or economic growth.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":["finance"],"eventDate":"2026-10-15","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T14:57:14Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-20T14:57:14Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":"2026-10-20T14:46:50Z","sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-19","translatedAt":"2026-10-20T14:37:30Z","sources":[{"url":"https://ngxgroup.com/ngx-group-wins-africas-best-exchange-at-euromoney-markets-awards/","name":"Nigerian Exchange Group","licence":"No open reuse licence identified; original factual summary only, no source text or image reproduced.","checkedAt":"2026-10-20","licenseUrl":"https://ngxgroup.com/ngx-group-wins-africas-best-exchange-at-euromoney-markets-awards/","attribution":"Nigerian Exchange Group, announcement dated 19 October 2026","publishedAt":"2026-10-19"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/nigeria-macro-ngx-africa-best-exchange-20261019","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/nigeria-macro-ngx-africa-best-exchange-20261019","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/nigeria-macro-ngx-africa-best-exchange-20261019","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/nigeria-macro-ngx-africa-best-exchange-20261019","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/nigeria-macro-ngx-africa-best-exchange-20261019","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/nigeria-macro-ngx-africa-best-exchange-20261019","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/nigeria-macro-ngx-africa-best-exchange-20261019"},"corrections":[],"locations":[],"type":"news","classification":{"version":"1","dataKinds":["industry-event"],"geographies":[{"role":"economic-scope","countryCode":"NG","subdivisionCode":null}],"evidenceBasis":["reported-observation"],"measurementPeriod":null}}