Central Bank of West African States

Central Bank of West African States
Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO) (in French)
BCEAO headquarters in Dakar, Senegal
BCEAO headquarters in Dakar, Senegal
HeadquartersDakar, Senegal
Established1959
GovernorJean-Claude Brou
Central bank ofWest African Economic and Monetary Union
CurrencyWest African CFA franc
XOF (ISO 4217)
Reserves9 820 million USD[1]
Preceded byBanque de l'Afrique Occidentale (1901-1955)
Institut d'Émission de l'Afrique Occidentale Française et du Togo (1955-1959)
Websitewww.bceao.int
BCEAO is the central bank of the states in green

The Central Bank of West African States (French: Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, BCEAO) is a central bank serving the eight west African countries which share the common West African CFA franc currency and comprise the West African Economic and Monetary Union.

The BCEAO is active in developing financial inclusion policy and is a member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion.[2]

  1. ^ Weidner, Jan (2017). "The Organisation and Structure of Central Banks" (PDF). Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek.
  2. ^ "AFI members". AFI Global. 2011-10-10. Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2012-02-23.