Mali BCEAO Minimum Bid Rate (taux minimum de soumission)
Mali BCEAO Minimum Bid Rate (taux minimum de soumission) is 3 percent, in force since 16 Mar 2026, cited to BCEAO, Communiqué de presse n°03/2026 de la réunion ordinaire du Comité de Politique. It was 3.25 percent before that. Last checked against the official source on 29 Oct 2026.
Official source: BCEAO, Communiqué de presse n°03/2026 de la réunion ordinaire du Comité de Politique Monétaire tenue le 9 · Last checked 2026-10-29 · source fingerprint
Principal policy rate of the Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO), the common central bank of the eight-member UEMOA/UMOA monetary union to which Mali belongs. Set by the BCEAO Monetary Policy Committee and applied identically in all member states.
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| Current value | 3 percent |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-03-16 |
| Official source | BCEAO, Communiqué de presse n°03/2026 de la réunion ordinaire du Comité de Politique Monétaire tenue le 9 septembre 2026: principal taux directeur maintenu à 3,00% (guichet de prêt marginal 5,00%), niveaux en vigueur depuis le 16 mars 2026 |
| Last verified | 2026-10-29 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
Mali has NO national policy rate of its own. Monetary policy is exercised for Mali by the BCEAO on a union-wide basis, so this value is by construction identical to Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Niger, Senegal and Togo. On 4 March 2026 the Monetary Policy Committee cut rates by 25 basis points effective 16 March 2026: the taux minimum de soumission aux appels d'offres (main refinancing / liquidity-injection auctions) went from 3.25% to 3.00%, and the marginal lending window (guichet de pret marginal) from 5.25% to 5.00%. The required reserve ratio was left at 3.0%. RE-VERIFIED 2026-07-20 against the BCEAO CPM communique of 10 June 2026, which held all rates UNCHANGED (taux minimum de soumission 3.00%, guichet de pret marginal 5.00%, coefficient de reserves obligatoires 3%), and against the live auction notice of 8 June 2026 stating 'Le taux minimum de soumission aux appels d'offres hebdomadaire et mensuel est fixe a 3,0000%, principal taux directeur de la BCEAO.' No BCEAO decision after 10 June 2026 had been published as at 2026-07-20, so 3.00% effective 2026-03-16 remains the operative union rate - consistent with the Cote d'Ivoire and Senegal records. MEMBERSHIP CAVEAT, verified: Mali (with Burkina Faso and Niger) withdrew from ECOWAS/CEDEAO in January 2025 as part of the Alliance des Etats du Sahel (AES), but Mali REMAINED a member of UEMOA/UMOA and of the BCEAO and continues to use the XOF. ECOWAS and UEMOA are distinct organisations; the ECOWAS exit did not affect BCEAO monetary policy applicability to Mali. Access note: bceao.int is reachable and in French; the operative rate is published in per-auction PDF notices rather than a standing rate table, so re-verification should read the latest 'Avis d'appel d'offres' as well as the CPM communique. Latest-decision check 2026-10-09: the CPM of 9 September 2026 held the principal policy rate at 3,00% (in force since 16 March 2026); citation moved from https://www.bceao.int/fr/communique-presse/reunion-ordinaire-du-comite-de-politique-monetaire-de-la-bceao-tenue-le-10-juin to that latest decision. Value and effective_from unchanged.
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-16 | 3.25 | BCEAO, taux minimum de soumission in force until the 4… |
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