West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) ; Recent Economic Developments and Regional Policy Issues; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion

This report examines recent economic developments and regional policy issues in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). Although progress has been achieved on the integration front since 1994, including the establishment of a customs union and the creation of the economic union, the momentum of integration appears to have slowed in recent years. Progress toward convergence of the WAEMU countries during 2001 and 2002 was below expectations, and difficulties were encountered in the effective implementation of various regional reforms.

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Year of publication:	2003-03-14
Institutions:	International Monetary Fund (IMF) ; International Monetary Fund
Subject:	Background papers \| Economic conditions \| central bank \| monetary union \| inflation \| terms of trade \| monetary policy \| monetary zone \| government securities \| money laundering \| monetary fund \| regional integration \| monetary survey \| reserve requirements \| economic integration \| neighboring countries \| external tariff \| trade liberalization \| commodity prices \| internal trade \| official reserves \| money supply \| world economy \| regulatory framework \| tariff lines \| current account deficit \| economic community \| internal trade liberalization \| rules of origin \| domestic investment \| treasury securities \| member country \| tariff structure \| monetary financing \| international accounting standards \| export markets \| monetary policies \| monetary program \| common trade policy \| monetary policy instruments \| monetary framework \| reserve requirement \| multilateral surveillance \| domestic savings \| monetary aggregates \| money stock \| nontariff barriers \| monetary authorities \| monetary community \| monetary data \| preliminary assessment \| current account balance \| aggregate demand \| anti-export bias \| treasury bonds \| liquidity management \| current account surplus \| issuance of government securities \| export prices \| indirect tax harmonization \| monetary base \| world prices \| external tariff structure \| non-oil commodity \| national laws \| national standards \| quantitative restrictions \| trade policy issues \| multilateral organizations \| transport sector \| indirect tax \| harmonization program \| market for government securities \| competitive position \| price stability \| oil prices \| import demand \| integration efforts \| common market \| trade diversion \| trade arrangements \| safeguard measures \| nominal interest rates \| world exports \| trading partner \| non-oil commodity prices \| exchange rate regime \| trade integration \| preferential trade arrangements \| tax incentives \| external trade \| export growth \| domestic production \| trading partners \| output growth \| tariff reduction \| tariff rates \| preferential trade \| competition law \| export bias \| value-added tax \| international standards \| balance of payments

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	IMF Staff Country Reports.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series IMF Staff Country Reports Number 03/70 7 pages long
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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