b-economik is an economic news media outlet dedicated to French-speaking West Africa. It covers news on companies, financial markets, public policy and employment in the eight countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA): Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo.
Our mission
Making the region's economy readable for those who run it and those who live it: executives, investors, managers, entrepreneurs, students and citizens. We explain the figures, put them in context and cite our sources.
What you will find on b-economik
- News in six sections: Economy, Companies, Markets, Finance, Public Policy, and Employment and Training.
- Distinct formats : news, briefs, analyses, explainers, interviews and opinion pieces, always identified as such.
- Profiles of companies listed on the Regional Securities Exchange (BRVM), countries and sectors, linked to the articles that concern them.
- Dossiers that follow a subject over time.
- Tools : currency converter, credit and savings simulators, and purchasing power.
- The morning briefing, sent every morning by email with the day's essential news and figures.
Who we are
b-economik is published by Bénin Web TV, a digital media outlet from Benin founded in 2015 and based in Cotonou. Its newsroom is made up of journalists specializing in economics and finance. Each article is signed, and each author's page presents their background and areas of expertise.
Our commitments
We publish verified, sourced information that is independent of commercial interests. Our rules are described in our editorial charter and our methodology ; our errors are publicly corrected under our corrections policy.
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