Antigua and Barbuda is a sovereign archipelagic country composed of Antigua, Barbuda, and numerous other small islands. Antigua and Barbuda has a total area of 440 km2, making it one of the smallest countries in the Caribbean. The country is mostly flat, with the highest points on Antigua being in the Shekerley Mountains and on Barbuda the Highlands. The country has a tropical savanna climate, with pockets of tropical monsoon in Antigua's southwest. Its largest city is St. John's.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for promoting international cooperation on atmospheric science, climatology, hydrology and geophysics.
Barbuda is an island and dependency located in the eastern Caribbean forming part of the twin-island state of Antigua and Barbuda as an autonomous entity. Barbuda is located approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of Antigua. The only settlements on the island are Codrington and its surrounding localities. Barbuda is a flat island with the western portion being dominated by Codrington Lagoon, and the eastern portion being dominated by the elevated plateau of the Barbuda Highlands, with salty ponds and scrubland spread throughout the island. The climate is classified as tropical marine.
The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States is a group of countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that was created by the Georgetown Agreement in 1975. Formerly known as African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP), the organisation's main objectives are sustainable development and poverty reduction within its member states, as well as their greater integration into the world's economy. All of the member states, except Cuba, are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement with the European Union.
The Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange (ECSE) is the first regional securities market in the Western Hemisphere and a regional stock exchange, established by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) to serve the eight member territories of Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Its headquarters are located in the city of Basseterre, on the island of St. Kitts.
CIBC Caribbean is a financial services company based in Barbados and the Caribbean subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). The bank was founded in 2002 as FirstCaribbean International Bank through the merger of the Caribbean operations of Barclays Bank and CIBC, and in March 2006 both CIBC and Barclays announced that Barclays wished to exercise their option to exit the Caribbean venture completely resulting in CIBC gaining majority-control of the bank. In June 2011, it was announced the bank would be renamed CIBC FirstCaribbean Bank "to be more closely aligned to the CIBC brand, while still maintaining the FirstCaribbean name and local identity." The name was then later changed CIBC Caribbean in January 2024. The majority of the bank's revenues are generated by its operations in Barbados, the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands.
African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) is trade association for securities exchanges in Africa headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. The associations aim is to provide a formal framework for the mutual co-operation of securities exchanges in the African region. Its functions include the exchange of information and assistance in the development of member exchanges.
The Bourse des Valeurs Mobilières de Tunis (BVMT) or Bourse de Tunis is a stock exchange based in Tunis, Tunisia. It was founded in 1969, and currently lists around 50 stocks.
The Douala Stock Exchange was the official market for securities in Cameroon, located in Douala. In 2019 it was absorbed by the Central African Securities Exchange which on that occasion relocated from Libreville to Douala.
The Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières SA, or BRVM, is a regional stock exchange serving the following West African countries:
The BRVM Composite is a stock index calculated from the value of each stock on the Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières, or BRVM. The BRVM is organized into 7 sectors.
Sonatel(Société Nationale des Télécommunications du Senegal) is the principal telecommunications provider of Senegal. The company was created by Djibo Leyti Ka, when he was Ministry of Telecommunications in 1985 to provide Senegal with its own telecommunications industry, with Ndaly Ndiaye. The company is active in fixed line telephony, mobile telephony, internet service, television and corporate telecommunications. The company is involved in the construction of fiber optics networks in Africa and manages 2,200 kilometers of fiber cable in Senegal.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Guinea-Bissau:
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Senegal:
The Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative promoting corporate investment in sustainable development. It is a project of the United Nations (UN) co-organized by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the United Nations Global Compact, the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP-FI) and the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
Visa requirements for Antiguan and Barbudan citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed by the authorities of foreign states on citizens of Antigua and Barbuda. As of 15 December 2024, Antiguan and Barbudan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 153 countries and territories, ranking the Antiguan and Barbudan passport 27th in the world in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
The Financial Markets Authority of the West African Monetary Union is a supranational markets regulator established in 1996 and based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It is the single securities authority for the eight countries of the West African Monetary Union, namely Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo. It was known from 1996 to 2020 as the Regional Council for Public Savings and Financial Markets.
The Central African Financial Market Supervisory Commission is a supranational markets regulator established in 2019 and based in Libreville, Gabon. It is the single securities authority for the six countries of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa, namely Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo.
Afghanistan 
Andorra [1] 
Belize [2] 
Brunei [3] 
Burundi 
Comoros [4] 
Cuba [5] 
Democratic Republic of Congo 
Eritrea 
Gambia 
Kiribati 
Liechtenstein 
Marshall Islands [6] 
Federated States of Micronesia 
Monaco 
Nauru [7] 
North Korea 
Palau 
Samoa 
San Marino 
Solomon Islands 
South Sudan 
Timor-Leste [8] 
Tonga 
Tuvalu 
Vanuatu 
Vatican City 
Yemen 
Abkhazia 
Kosovo 
Northern Cyprus 
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic 
Somaliland 
South Ossetia 
Transnistria 
Anguilla (BOT)
Antigua and Barbuda [9] [10] 
Dominica 
Grenada 
Montserrat (BOT)
Saint Lucia 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 
