        DAKAR, March 1 (Reuters) - West Africa&apos;s Central Bank,
BCEAO, will raise its main lending rate by 25 basis points to
3.00% from March 16, it said in a on Wednesday.

 (Reporting by Diadie Ba; Writing by Anait Miridzhanian; Editing
by James Macharia Chege)
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Reuters

West Africa Central Bank raises main lending rate to 3.00%

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