/ 5 March 2000

WEST AFRICA BOURSE FLAT

WEST Africa’s regional bourse, the BRVM, essentially composed of Ivorian stocks, was little changed on the week, but the all-share index has lost 7% from the start of the year. Brokers blame a lack of foreign liquidity after a December military coup in Ivory Coast, with investors waiting for an agreement on budget aid to be reached between the new government and the International Monetary Fund.