Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger are moving closer to launching a joint investment bank under the Confederation of Sahel States (AES).
Financial experts from the three countries met in Bamako on Wednesday to finalize technical and legal frameworks for the bank’s operations.
The discussions will continue Thursday with a meeting of the AES Ministers of Economy, also in the Malian capital.
The move is seen as a strategic step toward economic sovereignty and regional integration.
