Author: Soraya Bakary

On the sidelines of the African National Insurance Companies Federation (FANAF), NSIA Asset Management held a strategic meeting with its clients to present its performance for the year 2025 and outline its development prospects. This meeting was also an opportunity for the asset management company to highlight its growing role in mobilizing savings and financing African economies. Present in three countries in the sub-region, NSIA Asset Management now has over 230 billion CFA francs in assets under management, according to the company. The year 2025 was marked by generally strong results for the various funds offered by the institution. Leading…

The Director General of the Regional Stock Exchange (BRVM), Edoh Kossi Amenounve, presented the results of the 2025 exercise on January 20, 2026 in Abidjan. It is noted, among other things, that the stock exchange based in Abidjan has shown significant resilience. Market activity has been characterized by sustained performance, with an average daily transaction volume estimated at 1.4 billion CFA francs. “From 2021 to 2025, we were able to record a 100% increase in the main index of our market,” said the Director General.

AFG Assurances, a subsidiary of Atlantic Financial Group (AFG), has just completed its first fiscal year since starting its operations at the beginning of 2024. In a highly competitive Ivorian insurance market driven by constant demand growth, the company claims to have exceeded the targets set for its first year. According to management, these performances...

The regional financial market of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) reached a major milestone on Thursday, December 4 with the implementation of a new settlement/delivery cycle moving from T+3 to T+2. The official ceremony, held in Abidjan, brought together key players in the regional financial ecosystem. Led by the Central Securities Depository/Clearing Bank (DC/BR) and approved by the Financial Markets Authority of the WAEMU (AMF-WAEMU), this strategic reform aims to enhance liquidity, strengthen market attractiveness, and align the Union with the standards of major international financial centers. Previously set at T+3, the regional securities delivery cycle now…

Less than two years after its establishment in Côte d’Ivoire, AFG Bank Côte d’Ivoire is already establishing itself as a major player in the country’s banking sector. Thanks to the acquisition of BPCI (370,000 clients, 78 branches, staff included), the bank has significantly expanded its network both in Abidjan and in the interior of the country, with recent branch openings such as Kouto. Led since September 2024 by Daniel Touré, a banking sector professional with over 26 years of experience, AFG Bank is focusing on proximity and digital/environmental investment to solidify its position. The group does not hide its ambitions:…

Alongside cocoa and coffee, cashew nuts are one of the flagship products of Ivorian agriculture. Ivory Coast benefits from ideal climatic conditions for cashew cultivation, with a strong presence of sunshine and regular rainfall. The soils are also suitable for this crop, which allows for high-quality cashew nuts. The production of cashew nuts in the country has seen a strong increase in 2020 and 2021, despite the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2020, production reached around 849,000 tonnes, an increase of 33% compared to 2019. In 2021, production was estimated at around 1 million tonnes, a historic level for the country. The…