The flagship international roadshow of the Regional Stock Exchange (BRVM) will bring together American institutional investors and a high-level delegation from West Africa to explore investment opportunities within the regional market of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA). The Regional Stock Exchange (BRVM) is organizing a new edition of its international roadshow BRVM Investment Days on April 21, 2026 at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, a strategic platform aimed at connecting global capital with high-growth investment opportunities offered by the UEMOA.
This New York edition will bring together institutional investors, asset managers, international financial institutions, and economic decision-makers, alongside a high-level delegation from the UEMOA, to discuss the region’s macroeconomic outlook, capital market dynamics, and priority growth sectors. In a context of increased diversification of international portfolios, the event aims to highlight the growing depth of the regional financial market, the opportunities offered by the BRVM, and the reforms undertaken to enhance market attractiveness and liquidity.
The initiative comes as the BRVM emerges from a particularly strong 2025, marked by a significant increase in its performance indicators. Under the leadership of Edoh Kossi Amenounvé, the regional financial market demonstrated its resilience by mobilizing 4,024.7 billion CFA francs over the year. This dynamic resulted in a widespread increase in the main indices: the BRVM Composite rose by 28.26%, the BRVM Prestige by 25.61%, and the BRVM 30 by 19.82%, reflecting a renewed investor confidence in assets from the sub-region.
The total market capitalization reached 24,781.3 billion CFA francs, approximately 18.37% of the UEMOA GDP, confirming the BRVM as the second African stock exchange in terms of sustainable finance. Market activity also intensified with the introduction of 35 new bond lines, while the average daily transaction volume stood at 1.4 billion CFA francs, with over a million securities traded each day, a sign of improving liquidity and market depth.
Looking towards the future, the BRVM aims to strengthen its position as a technological hub and a major player in sustainable finance in Africa. The institution has launched a new classification system incorporating seven sectoral indices, covering telecommunications, financial services, and energy, among others. These developments, combined with the development of financial products better suited to the needs of local investors and savers, aim to modernize the regional financial ecosystem while aligning it with international sustainability standards.
These achievements are all the more significant as they occur in an uncertain global environment. The year 2025 was marked by increased economic fragmentation, persistent geopolitical tensions, and global growth limited to around 3.2%. Despite this complex international context, the BRVM has maintained a positive trajectory thanks to structural reforms and the strength of the UEMOA financial architecture, confirming the regional market’s ability to withstand external shocks and attract the attention of international investors.
