page_title: Central Bank of West African States
hierarchical_section_title: Central Bank of West African States
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Siège de la Banque centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO) à Dakar (Sénégal) English: Head office of the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) in Dakar, Senegal
context_page_description: The Central Bank of West African States 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:
  Benin
  Burkina Faso
  Guinea-Bissau
  Ivory Coast
  Mali
  Niger
  Senegal
  Togo
  The Bank is active in developing financial inclusion policy and is a member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion.
context_section_description: 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 (UEMOA):
  Benin
  Burkina Faso
  Guinea-Bissau
  Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)
  Mali
  Niger
  Senegal
  Togo
  The Bank is active in developing financial inclusion policy and is a member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion.
caption: BCEAO headquarters in Dakar, Senegal
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