The Côte d'Ivoire Government has taken on February 9, 2011 a measure of requisition of the Regional Council for Public Savings and Financial Markets, the regional securities exchange and central depository / Settlement Bank to preserve the smooth functioning of financial institutions.
The measure puts these structures under the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Consequently any decision concerning them other than those emanating from the Cote d'Ivoire Government are null and void.
Strict instructions were given to those responsible for these structures to ensure continuity of service.
The Government would like to ressure the investors, issuers, intermediation and management companies, custodian banks and all stakeholders of the Chartered Financial market that all technical and practices decisions have been taken for the effective resumption of the trading activities, settlement and execution of events on the values of Wednesday, February 16, 2011.