HARARE, Jun.30 (NewsDay Live)-The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) has entered into a strategic partnership with TN Asset Management (TNAM) to develop a structured financing ecosystem for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through the Zimbabwe Entrepreneurship Exchange (ZEEX).
The partnership, formalised through the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU), seeks to identify, develop and co-finance high-growth startups and SMEs with the potential to list on ZEEX, a digital capital market platform designed to improve access to funding for emerging businesses.
The two institutions will collaborate on identifying and screening promising businesses, co-financing growth enterprises, building capacity through corporate governance and financial reporting training, co-hosting investor forums and exploring innovative financing instruments such as SME bonds and sustainability-linked products.
ZSE Holdings group chief executive officer Justin Bgoni said the success of ZEEX would depend on the quality of companies that join the platform.
“The quality of businesses that list on ZEEX will define the platform’s long-term credibility. Our partnership with TNAM addresses this directly by building a disciplined, rigorous pipeline of investment-ready enterprises before they reach the public market,” Bgoni said.
He added: “This is not simply about access to capital, it is about building the kind of structured, well-governed SME ecosystem that attracts sustained institutional interest and drives durable economic growth in Zimbabwe.”
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TN Asset Management chief executive officer Ronald Makeleni said the collaboration would create new investment opportunities for growth-oriented businesses.
“This alliance aligns with TNAM’s commitment to creating practical investment pathways for growth-oriented enterprises. ZEEX provides an important platform for bringing credible SMEs closer to formal capital markets, while TNAM brings disciplined screening, structuring and investment management expertise to help prepare businesses that can attract long-term investor confidence,” Makeleni said.
He said the partnership had the potential to unlock new funding channels for well-governed SMEs while supporting sustainable economic growth.
The ZSE said it was continuing to strengthen the compliance and operational frameworks required for the formal launch of ZEEX and would update the market in due course. The exchange said the platform is expected to improve financial inclusion by enabling fundraising, asset tokenisation and secondary market trading for SMEs within a regulated environment.ZSE, TN Asset Management partner to boost SME financing.