The Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières SA ("Regional Securities Exchange SA") or BRVM, is a regional stock exchange serving the following west African countries:
The exchange is located in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. Market offices are maintained in each country.
BRVM is a private corporation with 2,904,300,000 CFA francs in capital.
Mission
The mission of the BRVM is to:
organize the securities market;
disseminate market information;
promote the market.
History
Time line
Market integration by the BRVM is a political, institutional and technical success. The Bourse Régionale and Dépositaire Central/Banque de Règlement (DC/BR) were established in several phases:
November 14, 1973: Treaty signed establishing the West African Monetary Union (WAMU) which created a financial market organized into sub-regions.
December 17, 1993: WAMU Council of Ministers decides to create a Regional Financial Market and mandates the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) to conduct the project.