Niger BCEAO minimum bid rate (taux minimum de soumission)
Niger BCEAO minimum bid rate (taux minimum de soumission) is 3 %, in force since 16 Mar 2026, cited to BCEAO, Communiqué de presse n°03/2026 de la réunion ordinaire du Comité de Politique. 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
Main policy rate of the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), applied identically across all 8 WAEMU member states including Niger: the minimum bid rate at liquidity-injection auctions.
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| Current value | 3 % |
|---|---|
| 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
Niger has no national central bank; monetary policy is set by the BCEAO for the whole UEMOA/WAEMU. The CPM of 4 March 2026 cut the taux minimum de soumission from 3.25% to 3.00% and the marginal lending window (guichet de prêt marginal) from 5.25% to 5.00%, both effective 16 March 2026; reserve requirement held at 3.0%. Rate reconciles exactly with the live Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal files (3.00% / 2026-03-16). Note: Niger (with Mali and Burkina Faso, the AES states) withdrew from ECOWAS in January 2025 but REMAINED a member of UEMOA and the BCEAO — verified; the union-wide rate therefore still applies. Context from the communiqué: union-wide deflation of -0.8% in Q4 2025, inflation projected to recover to 1.4% in 2026. The CPM meeting of 10 June 2026 maintained the principal rate at 3.00% and the marginal lending facility at 5.00%. 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.
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