The State Treasury carried out a new operation of raising funds from investors in the West African Monetary Union (UEMOA) Wednesday, October 22, 2025. Burkina Faso continues to bet on the market regional to finance its budget.

Burkina Faso found a favorable reception, confirming the solidity of the bond of trust established between Ouagadougou and the financial players in the region. The Burkinabe Public Treasury had planned to Raise 30 billion FCFA through the sale of Bonds and Bonds Assimilable from the Treasury, in collaboration with UMOA-Titres. The operation has generated much greater interest than expected, with cumulative offers exceeding 42 billion FCFA.

In the end, nearly 33 billion were retained, this which represents a much higher coverage of 141% compared to amount originally sought.

The transaction brought together nineteen investors, with a majority Burkinabe participation, followed by actors from Ivory Coast and Senegal. The financial instruments proposed covered terms ranging from one to seven years, offering average returns of between 6.76% and 7.48%, levels considered interesting compared to current regional market conditions.

A key tool for funding public priorities

Public security issues constitute today an essential pillar of domestic financing for UEMOA states. By mobilizing regional savings, they make it possible to meet the needs of cash flow, to finance infrastructure and to support expenses social without relying excessively on external partners. It is a How governments can turn market confidence into engine of national development.

For Burkina Faso, the success of this tendering reflects the continuity of a controlled budgetary strategy. Despite economic and security challenges, the country manages to maintain the credibility of its financial signature. This performance could, in the long run, encourage the wider participation of institutional investors and strengthen financial integration within the subregion.