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Striking a sour note: why the CFA franc’s days as legal tender could be spent
While the CFA franc has avoided hyperinflationary episodes ... a Senegalese economist who previously served as the IMF’s macroeconomic advisor to the WAEMU central bank, told World Finance: “To the ...
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Franc Zone
The CFA franc is the common currency for the Franc Zone, created in the 1930s on the eve of the Second World War. It is made up of three areas, each of which has its own central bank and currency: • ...
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African countries that are still sending money to their colonisers
The CFA Franc's peg to the French Franc, and now the euro, has hindered the region's economic development. ALSO READ: Here's the strongest currency in the world - No, it's not the dollar or pound ...
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Citibank’s Papa Sall: ‘International banks still have a place in Africa’
Consolidation of regional players, arrival of new investors, the future of the CFA franc… For the head of West and Central ...