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West Africa’s UEMOA Forecasts 6.3% GDP Growth in 2025 Amid Improved Trade

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  • Growth supported by agriculture, oil exports, and easing global prices
  • Bloc considers revising deficit ceiling amid post-crisis fiscal pressures

Dakar, Senegal – West Africa’s monetary union UEMOA forecasts regional GDP growth of 6.3% in 2025, buoyed by increased agricultural output, rising commodity and oil exports, and moderating global prices, officials announced following the bloc’s ministerial meeting in Dakar on April 3.

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