BEAC

CEMAC’s reform steering committee, chaired by Congo’s Christian Yoka, found first-quarter progress wanting and set priorities on treasury, debt and banking.

The BEAC has revised Central Africa’s 2026 growth down to 2.9%, holding key rates steady amid Middle East conflict uncertainties.

Central Bank BEAC projects 5.3% growth for Congo-Brazzaville in 2026, driven by rebounding oil output, LNG and tamed 2.7% inflation below the CEMAC ceiling.

Brazzaville sets a fast diplomatic pace in 2026 Early 2026 has brought a tightly packed diplomatic calendar for the Republic of the Congo. Françoise Joly, special adviser to President Denis …

Brazzaville hosts high-stakes CEMAC economic summit Brazzaville hosted an extraordinary CEMAC summit on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, bringing together the six member states to review the region’s economic and financial …

Brazzaville summit sends a continuity message As previously announced, the heads of state of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) met in Brazzaville on Jan. 22, 2026. …

Brazzaville summit convened to protect CEMAC stability At the request of Congo’s President Denis Sassou Nguesso, the heads of state of the six CEMAC countries are due to gather in …

Higher capital bar takes shape Banks in the six-nation CEMAC bloc will soon need far deeper pockets. A fresh COBAC regulation, approved at an extraordinary session in Libreville, lifts the …

COBAC Raises Capital Floor Starting 1 January 2026, any bank seeking or maintaining a licence in the six-nation Central African Economic and Monetary Community must show at least 25 billion …