Occasional Papers

The West African Monetary Union An Analytical Review

By Rattan J. Bhatia

May 15, 1985

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Rattan J. Bhatia The West African Monetary Union An Analytical Review, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1985) accessed December 26, 2024

Summary

Until 1984, the West African Monetary Union (WAMU) consisted of six West African countries- Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Niger, Senegal, and Togo. (Mali withdrew from the Union in 1961 and rejoined in 1984; it is therefore excluded from this analysis, which deals with a period when it was not a member.)

Subject: Bank credit, Banking, Commercial banks, Credit, Economic integration, Financial institutions, Monetary base, Monetary unions, Money

Keywords: Africa, Asia and Pacific, Bank credit, Bank financing, BCEAO, Commercial banks, Credit, Deficit, Discountable credit, Europe, Inflation-unemployment trade-off, Member government, Monetary base, Monetary unions, OP, Rediscount facilities, Savings ratio, West Africa

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    70

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Occasional Paper No. 1985/003

  • Stock No:

    S035EA0000000

  • ISBN:

    9781616351083

  • ISSN:

    0251-6365