Building Integrated Economies in West Africa: Lessons in Managing Growth, Inclusiveness, and Volatility

April 13, 2016

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Alexei P Kireyev. Building Integrated Economies in West Africa: Lessons in Managing Growth, Inclusiveness, and Volatility, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2016) accessed June 15, 2025

Summary

The West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) has a long and varied history, and this book examines how the WAEMU can achieve its development and stability objectives, improve the livelihood of its people, and enhance the inclusiveness of its economic growth, all while preserving its financial stability, enhancing its competitiveness, and maintaining its current fixed exchange rates.

Subject: Banking, Fiscal policy, Inflation, Poverty, Poverty reduction, Prices, Public debt, Revenue administration

Keywords: Africa, BOOK, Country, ECOWAS country, Global, Inflation, Market, Member country, Payment service, Poverty reduction, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, WAEMU country, WAEMU market, WAEMU member, West Africa, West African Economic and Monetary Union

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402
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