On Wednesday, December 03, 2025, the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) announced that they had maintained at 3.25% their main key rate, the rate at which it lends its resources to banks commercial.

The decision of the BCEAO was taken by the committee of monetary policy of the institution. It also decided to keep at 5.25 % the interest rate on the marginal lending window, the rate at which banks are refinanced with it. These two rates have been fixed at these levels since June 16 last year. According to the governor of the BCEAO Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, these decisions result from the analysis of evolution recent economic activity, prices, and the external situation of UEMOA and short-term economic prospects.

Economic growth remained robust, with Real gross domestic product grew by 6.6% in the third quarter of the year, after 6.5% in the previous quarter, according to him.

Economic activity is supported by the rise in household consumption and the continuation of investments, especially in socio-economic infrastructure, reported the governor of the BCEAO and Chairman of the Central Bank's Monetary Policy Committee.

In the third quarter of this year, the economy of the eight member countries of UEMOA and la BCEAO also benefited from a good performance by the agricultural season, services, as well as extractive industries and manufacturers, added Jean-Claude Kassi Brou.

Rates granted by banks to the private sector increased by 6% in one year, observed the BCEAO to at the end of last September.

In 2025, economic growth in UEMOA should increase to 6.7% after 6.2% in 2024, said the governor of the BCEAO Recalling that the inflation rate was 1.3% in the third quarter of the year, after 0.3% in the previous quarter.