Event Brief
BCEAO holds main rate at 3.00% and flags inflation
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 09, 2026 at 5:09 PM ET
Summary: The BCEAO, the shared central bank for eight CFA-franc countries, held its main interest rate at 3.00% at its policy meeting in Dakar on September 9. It also kept the marginal lending rate unchanged and maintained the emergency window for banks.
WHO: BCEAO (Banque Centrale des États de l’Afrique de l’Ouest)
WHAT: Held the main interest rate at 3.00% and kept other key rates unchanged while signaling an inflation turn.
WHEN: Sep 09, 2026
WHERE: Dakar, Senegal
WHY: A scheduled BCEAO policy meeting set the rates, with the bank flagging an inflation turn.
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