What is the BRVM?
The Regional Stock Exchange (BRVM) is the common stock market of the eight WAEMU countries. It provides companies, governments and investors with access to an integrated regional market.
Visit the official websiteFees and commissions
A stock-market transaction costs more than the gross value of the securities. Market fees, brokerage fees and applicable taxes must be included.
Commission related to trade execution on the market.
Commission related to central custody and settlement services.
Depends on your broker’s fee schedule and the applicable tax rules.
An integrated regional stock exchange
The BRVM organizes the listing and trading of securities on a common market serving eight West African countries.
It contributes to mobilizing savings and providing long-term financing to companies and governments across the WAEMU region.
Main missions
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Market organization & trading :Provide a transparent, secure and organized trading framework for investors and issuers.
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Market information :Publish prices, statistics and information needed to monitor the market.
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Regional market development :Promote access to financing, financial literacy and the development of the regional market.
Markets & instruments of BRVM
Direct access to market segments and investment tools
Stocks
Explore listed companies, prices, performance, valuations and dividends.
Bonds
Track sovereign debt, corporate bonds and other fixed-income instruments.
Stock indices
Track key market indicators, including the BRVM Composite and BRVM 30.
Brokerage Firms
Find a licensed brokerage firm to open a securities account and place orders.
Timeline
Key milestones, from newest to oldest
BRVM Awards 2026 – Dakar
Edition held in Dakar. Among the distinctions recorded in the current data: Bond Issuer of the Year awarded to the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire for TPCI issues raising more than FCFA 458 billion.
BRVM Awards 2025 – Cotonou
Edition focused notably on popular shareholding and privatizations. Recorded major winners: Listed Company of the Year SGCI; Best Brokerage Firm CGF Bourse; Best Asset Manager NSIA Asset Management; Equity Deal of the Year LNB.
BRVM Awards 2024 – Grand-Bassam
Edition focused on financing the transition. Recorded major winners: Listed Company of the Year Sonatel; Best Brokerage Firm Société Générale Capital Securities West Africa; Best Fund Manager SOGESPAR.
BRVM Awards 2023 and launch of BRVM 30
Launch of the BRVM 30 index. Recorded winners: Listed Company of the Year Ecobank Côte d’Ivoire; Best Brokerage Firm Société Générale Capital Securities West Africa; Best Asset Manager BOA Asset Management.
BRVM Awards 2022
Edition focused on value creation in WAEMU. Recorded major winners: Listed Company of the Year Palm Côte d’Ivoire; Best Brokerage Firm Hudson & Cie; Bond Issuer of the Year Public Treasury of Côte d’Ivoire.
BRVM Awards 2021
Edition focused on financial resilience. Recorded major winners: Listed Company of the Year Coris Bank International Burkina Faso; Best Brokerage Firm BOA Capital Securities; Bond Issuer Burkina Faso Treasury.
First BRVM Awards edition
Launch of the annual event recognizing excellence in the regional financial market. Recorded inaugural winners: Listed Company of the Year Société Ivoirienne de Banque (SIB); Best Brokerage Firm Société Générale Capital Securities West Africa.
Launch of the SME compartment
Creation of a dedicated compartment for small and medium-sized companies and high-growth businesses.
Move to continuous trading
Transition from fixing to continuous trading, an important step in market modernization.
First trading session
Official start of electronic trading on September 16, 1998, with companies inherited from the former Abidjan Stock Exchange.
Institutional creation of the BRVM
Creation of the regional structure in Abidjan as part of the establishment of an integrated capital market in the WAEMU region.
