The West African Economic and Monetary Union: Recent Developments and Policy Issues

Occasional Papers, September 30, 1998

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• Authors: Ernesto Hernández-Catá, C. A. François
• Published: September 30, 1998
• Series: Occasional Papers
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557757555.084

Overview and context

• Title: The West African Economic and Monetary Union: Recent Developments and Policy Issues
• Authors: Ernesto Hernández-Catá, C. A. François
• Publication date: September 30, 1998
• Series: Occasional Paper No. 1998/017
• Issue: 017
• Volume: 1998
• Pages: 39
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557757555.084
• Stock No: S170EA0000000
• ISBN: 9781557757555
• ISSN: 0251-6365
• Citation example provided (including access date): Ernesto Hernández-Catá, and C. A. François The West African Economic and Monetary Union: Recent Developments and Policy Issues, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1998) accessed 9/18/2026, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557757555.084

Key findings

• Following a serious deterioration of the competitive position of the WAEMU region in the 1980s and the eary 1990s, the countries took steps that have led to:
  • a significant turnaround in economic activity
  • a drop in inflation
  • increases in output, exports and investment
• The study describes policy issues that the region continues to face and suggests how the WAEMU countries can address them.

Thematic subjects and keywords

• Subject: Bank credit, Banking, Commercial banks, Financial institutions, Monetary expansion, Monetary policy, Money, Revenue administration, Tariffs, Taxes
• Keywords: Africa, Bank credit, CAEMC country, CFA franc, Commercial banks, common currency, country, investment ratio, Monetary expansion, OP, privatization program, prudent fiscal policy, Sub-Saharan Africa, Tariffs, WAEMU treaty, West Africa

Policy issues and suggested directions (as described)

• The region continues to face policy issues following the turnaround; the study:
  • describes those policy issues
  • suggests how the WAEMU countries can address them

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Source: The West African Economic and Monetary Union: Recent Developments and Policy Issues (Occasional Paper No. 1998/017), Ernesto Hernández-Catá and C. A. François, September 30, 1998.