The National Director of the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), Mr. Maman Laouane
Karim, and the President of the Association of Professionals of Banks and Financial Institutions of
Niger (APBEFN), Mrs. Nana-Aissa Ango, co-hosted, last Thursday at the BCEAO Niger, a conference of
press following the 1st quarterly consultation meeting between the leaders of the BCEAO and those of the
various banks and financial institutions of the place for the year 2020. This meeting
quarterly between the two structures (BCEAO and APBEFN) aims essentially to exchange on the major
issues of niger's financial and banking sector.
At the beginning of this press conference, the National Director of the Central Bank of African States
of the West (BCEAO) Mr. Maman Laouane Karim specified that this quarterly consultation framework allows
precisely to deepen essential points that could not be addressed through correspondence. This
meeting is the first for the year 2020. Mr. Maman Laouane Karim insisted on a number
points discussed at the quarterly meeting held shortly before this press conference. This is especially the validation of the action plan relating to the workshop held in number 2019 on bank financing
of the Nigerien economy. This workshop, said the National Director of the BCEAO, marks an important milestone
in the willingness of the banking sector to make a full contribution to the financing of our economy.
"What we wanted to do through today's session was to draw up a precise and
clear. Each recommendation has been translated into action and the deadlines have also been defined. Cela
will allow us throughout this year to meticulously monitor the progress of the diligences at
support. I must also say that there is another point that has been developed during our discussions
this morning. This point relating to the world news that is the health crisis related to the Coronavirus epidemic or
COVID-19. This epidemic has not impacted Niger at this stage. But in view of the impact of
coronavirus on major international economic relations and financial relations, we
We say that we must discuss this issue, which is a major public health challenge. That's how whereas the banking and financial system is already beginning to anticipate possible consequences for be well prepared and take the necessary measures to protect yourself and possibly act for a
better protection of its customers, "explained Mr. Maman Laouane Karim.
For her part, the President of the Association of Professionals of Banks and Financial Institutions
Ms. Nana-Aissa Ango returned to the items on the agenda of the quarterly meeting. This is among others the action plan for the implementation of the recommendations of the workshop on financing
banking of the Nigerien economy; the status of the major service interoperability project
digital financial which is an important project to improve the services offered to clients and
financial inclusion; the reinforcement of bank agents, in particular the framework for the treatment of
banknotes and finally other topics relating to the improvement of banking activity and the quality of
products offered to customers in this case the range of products and the interest rates applied to the products
Bank.