• The Treasury seeks BEAC support to improve issuance and management of public securities.

• Training focuses on DEPO/X, market analysis, and better financing planning.

• The country’s securities market has expanded steadily over the past decade.

The Central African Republic’s Treasury has requested technical assistance from the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) to strengthen the skills of its teams in issuing and managing public securities.

The training began on November 24. It covers the use of the DEPO/X issuance platform, which handles the management of public securities (Treasury bills, bonds, and related operations); the operation of the Treasury’s trading room where issuances are prepared; and the monitoring and analysis of market conditions (rates, demand, investor needs). These tools help the Treasury plan its financing operations, diversify its issuances, and improve market transparency.

The session runs until November 28. It is part of an effort to optimize the mobilization of domestic financial resources in response to declining external funding and the need to strengthen the country’s financial autonomy.

A national market growing over the past ten years

Serge Ouarassio Mokomsse, director general of the Treasury and Public Accounting at the Ministry of Finance, recalled the evolution of the country’s public securities market. In 2011, the Central African Republic launched its first public securities issuance for CFA1.6 billion ($3.5 million). In 2025, the total outstanding debt reached CFA333.265 billion, or 3.7 % of total outstanding debt in the CEMAC region. These indicators show the country now occupies a real position in the public securities market.

The distribution of securities shows a diversified investor base: 21.7 % held by primary dealers, 21.2 % by other credit institutions, 46 % by institutional investors (funds, insurers, pension funds), and 5.6 % by individuals. This diversification reflects growing interest in Central African securities.

The workshop held with the BEAC is therefore an important step toward strengthening the country’s budget autonomy and supporting financial stability in a regional environment marked by high financing needs.