Name | Bolsa de Valores de Nicaragua (BVN) |
Country | Nicaragua |
Number of listed companies | 4 |
Domestic market capitalization | 1,264 million US$ |
SSE Partner Exchange | Yes |
Has annual sustainability report | No |
ESG reporting required as a listing rule | No |
Has written guidance on ESG reporting | No |
Offers ESG related training | Yes In 2022, BVN provided training on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD recommendations) in collaboration with the SSE, CDP and IFC. (source) |
Market covered by sustainability-related index | No |
Has sustainability bond listing segment | No |
Has SME listing platform | No |
Women on boards mandatory minimum rule | No |
Additional information | |
Organizational model of stock exchange | For Profit |
Regulatory bodies | |
Regulatory model | Limited exchange SRO |
About the stock exchange | The Nicaragua Stock Exchange (BVN) is the result of an initiative of the Nicaraguan private sector founded with the objective of promoting the development and modernization of the Nicaraguan financial system, within the framework of a market liberalization process undertaken since 1990. The first stock market operations in the history of Nicaragua were carried out on January 31, 1994. The Nicaraguan Stock Exchange is the only organized securities market that exists in the country and that guarantees the transparency and security of the operations of purchase and sale of securities. This institution is a private limited company, founded by the majority of private banks, and by solid business groups representing different sectors of the national economy. The Nicaraguan Stock Exchange offers investors and issuers of securities, residents and non-residents in our country, an efficient platform to carry out their operations within the framework of a completely free and open economy abroad. The Stock Exchange is a company that registers and authorizes securities issues to be traded through accredited Stock Markets, develops securities trading mechanisms, supervises the execution of securities transactions, regulating their success, and reports on transactions. that are carried out within it and promote the Nicaraguan stock market. The Nicaraguan Stock Exchange is a market full of opportunities for investors and issuers of securities. The main characteristics of this market are the following:
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