CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS OF IMPLIMENTATION OF STOCK MARKET IN ETHIOPIA

Abstract

The study assessed the prospect and challenges of implementation stock market in Ethiopia. To do so, descriptive analysis is utilized and data were gathered from both primary sources as well as secondary sources. Accordingly, Primary data collected Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation, National Bank of Ethiopia, Private Banks, Insurance Companies, Audit firms, Accounting institutions in Wolkite , shareholders, and managers of share company and other credible sources through interview, online survey and also refer secondary data at large. The result revealed that the reluctance of the government, inadequate laws and regulations, insufficient technological infrastructure, and low level of public awareness as a challenge of establish stock market in Ethiopia. Also the prospects include the economic growth of the country, the agenda of poverty reduction, privatization effort and unexploited resources, thus the government need to take real pragmatic measures to establish stock market and further reforming the legal, institutional and the accounting and reporting requirements is necessary. Also the media should be seen reporting more on the advantage of Stock market.