On May 16, 2025, the central bank (BEAC) carried out an operation to inject liquidity into the Cemac banking circuit (Cameroon, Congo, Old Style”,” Serif">On May 16, 2025, the Central Bank (BEAC)). This operation resulted in the expression of needs for a total amount of 540.9 billion

The issuing institute of the six CEMAC countries had capped its liquidity offer at only 320 billion CFA francs, an amount that was actually served. This rush by commercial banks for the liquidity offered by the central bank came just two months after the fall in its main key rate. In fact, on 24 March 2025, for the first time since the end of 2021, the BEAC reduced the tender interest rate (TIAO) for the first time since the end of 2021. This is after several successive increases aimed at tightening access to finance

This interest rate at which commercial banks refinance themselves with the central bank rose from 5% to 4.5%, following this decrease decided by the Central Bank's Monetary Policy Committee. The aim of this reduction is not only to facilitate commercial banks access to BEAC liquidity, but also and above all to induce a decrease in the interest rates charged by credit institutions on loans granted