BCEAO Holds Key Rate at 3.00% as WAEMU Faces Deflation and Political Risk
Africa Africa & the Great Powers BCEAO Holds Key Rate at 3.00% as WAEMU Faces Deflation and Political Risk By Samuel Ncube · July 24, 2026 · 6 min read Africa Intelligence A daily Africa read from a Latin American newsroom. The BCEAO maintained its main refinancing rate at 3.00% in June 2026, after cutting from 3.50% earlier in the year. —Deflation first. WAEMU inflation fell to -1.4% in Q3 2025, with full-year inflation at 0.0%, before a projected rebound to 1.4% in 2026. —Oil shock.
- ▪Africa Africa & the Great Powers BCEAO Holds Key Rate at 3.00% as WAEMU Faces Deflation and Political Risk By Samuel Ncube · July 24, 2026 · 6 min read Africa Intelligence A daily Africa read from a Latin American newsroom.
- ▪The BCEAO maintained its main refinancing rate at 3.00% in June 2026, after cutting from 3.50% earlier in the year. —Deflation first.
- ▪WAEMU inflation fell to -1.4% in Q3 2025, with full-year inflation at 0.0%, before a projected rebound to 1.4% in 2026. —Oil shock.
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