Regionalism is a feature not only of Francophone West Africa’s monetary regime and banking sector, but also of its financial markets. The bond market is dominated by sovereign issues from Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal, the two largest economies in the region. The equity market has two capitalisations – Sonatel and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated – while most of the companies...
THE COMPANY: Compagnie Ivoirienne d'Electricité (CIE) is a leading utilities company in West Africa. Created in August 1990 by the French group Bouygues and the electricity company EDF, CIE is a private Ivoirian company that holds a public service concession for the production, transportation, export,...
THE COMPANY: Bolloré Africa Logistics CI (BAL), formerly SDV-SAGA Group, is among the major players in the transport, handling and logistics sector. The company is known for its multi-sectoral and multi-business offers. Its mission is to control the entire supply chain, allowing the company to provide its...
On their own, smaller emerging markets often struggle to achieve the necessary critical mass in their capital markets to support economic growth. Smaller stock exchanges are often insufficient in scale to justify international investors expending resources to track and invest in them. For this reason, the regional integration of exchanges is a...
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