West Africa’s BRVM Plans Futures, ETFs and Regional Commodities Exchange

The Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières plans to introduce futures and exchange-traded funds, Chief Executive Officer Edoh Kossi Amenounve said in an interview in Luanda, Angola. The exchange serves the eight member states of the West African Economic and Monetary Union. It is also planning a regional commodities exchange as it seeks to deepen capital markets, broaden its investor base and increase trading volumes.