Monetary Union in West Africa (ECOWAS) : Is it Desirable and How Can it be Achieved?, Paperback / softback Book

Monetary Union in West Africa (ECOWAS) : Is it Desirable and How Can it be Achieved? Paperback / softback

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In April 2000 six West African countries declared their intention to proceed to monetary union among the non-CFA franc countries of the region by January 2003, as a first step toward a wider monetary union including all the ECOWAS countries in 2004.

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate whether a monetary union makes economic sense, to discuss the institutional requirements for successful monetary union and to consider how best the political momentum for a union can be channeled toward a fundamental improvement in underlying policies.

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