On Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at the opening of the fourth meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (CPM) in Dakar, the Governor from the BCEAO announced that economic development within the Economic Union and West African currency (UEMOA) is expected to reach 6.7% in 2025.

Economic growth in UEMOA will be stimulated by the flourishing activity of the extractive and service sectors. The economy remains dynamic within the Union according to Jean-Claude Kassi BROU, showing an increase of 6.6% for the third quarter of 2025, after recorded 6.5% in the previous quarter. The governor highlights that the forecasts attest to “robust growth for the year 2025”.

Regarding prices, inflation has considerably increased decreased to -1.3% in the third quarter of 2025, compared to 0.3% previously, mainly due to the reduction in the costs of imported and well-supplied food and energy products on the markets due to agricultural crops. According to the Governor, it is expected that the annual rate will remain around 0.2% in 2025.