ECONOMIC HEADLINES
| WAEMU | INFLATION | Prices up 8.1% y-o-y in July 2022
According to the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), the inflation rate within the WAEMU region reached 8.1% in July 2022, year-on-year.
| MOROCCO | OFFICIAL RESERVE ASSETS | An increase of 8% y-o-y at the end of August 2022
At the end of August 2022, the Official Reserve Assets reached MAD 338 Bn. These recorded an increase of 8.3% year-on-year and 1.4% compared to the previous week.
| WAEMU | GDP | BCEAO forecasts a growth rate of 5.2% y-o-y in Q3 2022
According to the latest economic outlook published by the BCEAO, the economic activity within the WAEMU region should main-tain its upward trend during the last two quarters of 2022. In this context, the BCEAO forecasts a growth rate of 5.2% in Q3 2022 and 5.6% in Q4 2022, after 5.6% in Q1 2022 and 5.7% in Q2 2022.
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