Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest

Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest

The central bank of the West African Economic and Monetary Union. It issues the West African CFA franc, which circulates in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Niger and Togo. It was established in 1961.