The CEMAC's central bank will withdraw coins from 1958, 1959, 1971, 1976, and 1985 starting November 2026 across six African nations, while injecting 500 million new coins annually to address circulation shortages in the region.
The IMF recommended eliminating BEAC's special refinancing window to protect foreign exchange reserves under pressure, but the Central African central bank suspended rather than scrapped it, arguing productive investment financing remains strategically necessary for regional development.
The Bank of Central African States is developing a sovereign digital CFA franc pegged one-to-one to the existing currency to prevent dollar-backed stablecoins from undermining monetary sovereignty and destabilizing foreign exchange reserves in the CEMAC region.