Kenya: Barclays Launches Gold Trading Platform On the Nairobi Securities Exchange

For the first time, investors can now trade in gold at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), after the Capital Markets Authority approved the listing of the Barclays NewGold Exchange Traded Fund (ETF).

The ETF is being issued by South African firm NewGold Issuer Ltd, which is represented in Kenya by Barclays Financial Services Ltd (BFSL), owned by Barclays Bank of Kenya (BBK).

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