If Stears really becomes the default data and analytics layer for African markets, the power balance shifts from foreign terminals scraping patchy info to a local player setting the standard for price discovery. This is a bet that liquidity, local debt markets, and private capital flows in Africa are finally deep enough to support Bloomberg-style subscription economics. The underappreciated angle: better domestic data doesn’t just help investors, it makes it harder for governments and incumbents to hide fiscal stress, off–balance-sheet risks, and crony deals. #EmergingMarkets