BCEAO holds main rate at 3.00% and flags inflation
By The BriefBrief
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 9, 2026
WHERE:Dakar, Senegal
WHY:A scheduled BCEAO policy meeting set the rates, with the bank flagging an inflation turn.
