Benin prepares 2025 budget in compliance with WAEMU fiscal norm

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin’s authorities have started crafting the 2025 budget, targeting compliance with the West African Monetary Union (WAEMU) overall fiscal deficit norm of 3 percent of GDP, a fundamental anchor of their fiscal strategy at EFF/ECF inception, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a brief on Thursday