UMOA-Titres, the regional agency for the management and promotion of public securities in the UMOA zone, launched, on Tuesday, January 27 in Lomé, the platform for listing and trading public securities. Named UT Marché, this new tool aims to modernize and energize the secondary market for public securities in the region, and to meet the expectations of investors and regulators for a more efficient and attractive market.
Officially activated jointly by the CEO of Umoa Titres, and the Governor of the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), this platform covers several issues listed by Oulimata Ndiaye DIASSE: strengthening price and transaction transparency, improving market liquidity and credibility, and facilitating price formation through better visibility of offers and demands.
“This launch marks an important step in the modernization of the public securities market,” said Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, the Governor of the BCEAO. The BCEAO has also ensured the coordination of the platform’s interfacing work with SAGETIL-UMOA, and the management of the IT aspects of the project.
It should be noted that this launch takes place on the sidelines of the 8th edition of the Public Securities Markets Meetings organized from January 27 to 28, 2026 in Lomé. During the opening ceremony, Jean-Claude Kassi Brou called for the diversification of the investor base for better mobilization of savings, the improvement of market infrastructure, and the strengthening of good market practices for optimal functioning of the public securities market.
