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West Africa: Why the Quest for a Single Currency for West Africa Won't Materialise Soon
The Conversation Africa, 31 July 2017
It's been nearly two decades since the idea of a single currency for West Africa was first mooted. Yet the sub-region is still far from having a common legal tender. What is… Read more »
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West Africa: Liberia Expresses Commitment to Ecowas Monetary Policy
FrontPageAfrica, 28 July 2017
The Governor of the Central Bank of Liberia, Milton Weeks, says despite Liberia recorded a negative GDP growth in 2016 due to heightening macroeconomic instability, the country has… Read more »
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Liberia: Fiscal, Monetary Experts Envisaged Financial Integration
Liberian Observer, 28 July 2017
Hosts 31st joint ordinary meeting of Economic and Monetary Affairs committee, operations and Administration committee of WAMA Read more »
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West Africa: West African Monetary Zone Statutory Conference Set to Begin
Liberian Observer, 25 July 2017
A high-level statutory conference of the Committees of the Ministers of Finance, Governors of Central Banks and the College of Supervisors of the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ)… Read more »
Why the Quest for Single Currency for West Africa Won't Work
The decision to create a single monetary zone for West Africa was reached by Heads of State of the 15 member countries at a summit of the Economic Community of West African States in Lome, Togo in 1999.
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The Ecowas Commission says several "political and technical implications" will have to be considered before the implementation date of 2020. Read more »
