Togo’s annual inflation holds steady at 0.1% in June
Togo’s annual inflation rate remained unchanged at 0.1% in June 2026, marking the fifth consecutive month at that level and remaining well below the 3% […]
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Togo Launches 20 Billion CFA Franc Bond Issue to Support State Budget
Togo is set to raise 20 billion CFA francs through a new bond issuance on the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) regional financial […]
IMF Unlocks $109m for Togo After Reform Progress, Warns of Persistent Economic Risks
The IMF Executive Board has completed the third and fourth reviews of Togo’s Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme, unlocking an immediate disbursement of about SDR […]
Benin Targets Fiscal Stability with 3% Deficit Ceiling, Emphasises Debt Vigilance
Benin’s 2026 budget aims to keep the fiscal deficit within the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) ceiling of 3 percent of GDP, according […]
Morocco Shares Experience in Supreme Audit of Public Finances with WAEMU Peers
The First President of the Court of Accounts, Zineb El Adaoui, received in Rabat this week a high-level delegation of the Presidents of the Supreme […]
West Africa’s ‘Brexit’: Mali stays with regional currency zone, Burkina Faso weighs exit
Mali has said it has no intentions of leaving West Africa’s currency zone, while Burkina Faso has hinted at its possible withdrawal after they, along […]
West Africa’s central bank congratulates Guinea-Bissau’s performance
The governor of the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), Ivorian Jean Claude Brou Yesterday congratulated Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embaló for the country’s […]
Senegalese police arrested 3 suspected of violating Mali embargo
Senegalese police announced on Saturday that they had arrested and placed in custody two Malians and a Senegalese who were violating the West African states’ […]
Beninese President Patrice Talon takes the helm of WAEMU
Patrice Talon is the new current president of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). The Beninese head of state was appointed by his […]
Common currency in West Africa: The launch envisaged for 2027 after a one-year stop
The project for a common currency for the 15 countries of ECOWAS is back on track after being suspended due to the pandemic. On Saturday […]