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BRVM Market Watch: Telecom Strength, Banking Stability and the Risks Investors Should Monitor Seatedwit Morning Intelligence | Africa Markets Desk The BRVM remains one of the most important gateways for investors seeking exposure to francophone West Africa. Its listed companies provide access to telecommunications, banking, consumer goods, energy and regional economic growth across the West African Economic and Monetary Union. Today’s Seatedwit watchlist focuses on five companies available to many African investors through platforms such as Daba: Sonatel, Orange Côte d’Ivoire, Société Générale Côte d’Ivoire, Solibra and TotalEnergies Marketing Côte d’Ivoire. Market overview The latest completed BRVM session showed a modest decline across the exchange’s main indices. The broader market remained relatively stable, but the number of declining shares exceeded advancing shares. This does not necessarily indicate a major deterioration in market fundamentals. BRVM trading can be affecte...

  Seatedwit Intelligence Global Market Outlook Oil, Inflation & AI: Navigating the New Global Investment Landscape The global economy remains in expansion, but the investment environment is becoming more difficult to navigate. Growth is slowing, progress against inflation has stalled, oil prices have risen following renewed Middle East conflict, and central banks are reconsidering how quickly they can reduce interest rates. At the same time, capital continues flowing toward artificial-intelligence infrastructure, financial services, government bonds and strategically important companies. For Cameroon and CEMAC, the immediate challenge is protecting households and businesses from imported inflation while building stronger local capital markets, productive infrastructure and investment channels. 1. Where the global economy stands The International Monetary Fund lowered its global growth forecast to approximately 3% for 2026 , while expecting a modest improvement in 2027. The IMF ...