WAEMU – Securities: Benin’s squirrel outperforms Ivory Coast’s elephant

On September 2, 2025, the Ivory Coast, a regional mastodon, raised 65.999 billion CFA francs on the WAEMU Securities market, equivalent to 119 million dollars, through a simultaneous issuance of Treasury bills with a maturity of 364 days and bonds with maturities of 3, 5, and 7 years. The operation, initially launched for 60 billion,…...