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WAMU
About WAMU

The West African Monetary Union (WAMU) is distinguished by the recognition of a common monetary unit, the Franc of the African financial community...

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The Conference of Heads of State and Government
The Council of Ministers
The Banking Commission
The Regional Council for Public Savings and Financial Markets
WAMU Securities Agency
BCEAO
About BCEAO

The Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) is an international public institution with headquarters in Dakar, Senegal....

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Mandates
Organs
Institutional Framework
Member States
Organs of BCEAO

The Governor

The Monetary Policy Committee

The Board of Directors

The Audit Committee

National Credit Councils
Banknotes and Coins
History of the CFA franc

The CFA franc is the common currency of the 14 African countries belonging to the Franc Zone...

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CFA F 500 banknote
CFA F 2000 banknote
CFA F 5000 and 1000 banknotes
Market and Monetary Policy
Monetary Policy Committee

The prime objective of the monetary policy of the BCEAO is to ensure price stability. ...

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Objectives of Monetary Policy
Instruments of Monetary Policy Implementation
Payment Systems
SICA - UEMOA
STAR - UEMOA
Payment Systems Management
Electronic Money Issuing Institutions
Financial Stability
Financial Stability Committee

The Committee is tasked with promoting concertation, cooperation and coordination between the Authorities whose actions contribute to financial stability...

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WAMU Financial Stability Committee
Macro-prudential supervision
Banking and Financial System
Decentralized Financial Systems
Situation of credits and microfinance institutions
Publications

Publications

20 October 2023

Quaterly Statistical Bulletin - Second Quarter 2023

20 October 2023

Quaterly Statistical Bulletin - Fourth Quarter 2022

20 October 2023

Monthly Statistical Bulletin - July 2023

Main indicators
Rates

*estimation 2022

GDP (billions of CFA francs) : 109,708.2
Rate of growth : 5.8%
Budget deficit, including grants / GDP : -6.0%
Current account deficit, including grants / GDP : - 7.7%
Inflation rate : 7.4%

Minimum bid rate* : 2,75%
Marginal lending** : 4,75%

* since December 16, 2022

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Economic
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Other institutions

BCEAO NEWS

Press Release

01 June 2016

Press statement of the meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee of the BCEAO, held in Dakar on June 1, 2016

25 March 2016

Press statement of the ordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), held in Dakar on March 24, 2016

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