Cote d’Ivoire: Côte d’Ivoire Launches Waemus First Agricultural Commodities Exchange

TLDR

• Côte d’Ivoire has launched the Agricultural Commodities Exchange (BMPA), the first of its kind in WAEMU and French-speaking Africa
• The exchange began operations on the sidelines of the SARA agriculture exhibition and will trade cashew nuts, cola nuts, and corn
• The exchange is built on international models such as ICE (USA) and Zhengzhou (China), and features a regulated structure, certified warehouses, and standardized contracts

Côte d’Ivoire has launched the Agricultural Commodities…