Ten Years After the CFA Franc Devaluation: Progress Toward Regional Integration in the WAEMU
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Summary:
This paper takes stock of the achievements toward integration in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) 10 years after the 1994 devaluation of the CFA franc. It investigates the lessons learned and evaluates progress toward economic convergence, examines the evolution of trade and competitiveness, and points to ways to remove impediments to greater integration. The paper concludes that a continued political commitment will be needed to overcome the important dissimilarities between WAEMU member countries that have limited the degree of convergence achieved to date, and to advance toward a full-fledged economic union.
Series:
Working Paper No. 2005/145
Subject:
Agricultural commodities Competition Exports Real effective exchange rates Terms of trade
English
Publication Date:
July 1, 2005
ISBN/ISSN:
9781451861648/1018-5941
Stock No:
WPIEA2005145
Pages:
30
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