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Prospects for economic union in West Africa, at least among the CFA Franc Zone countries, are looking up. The Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest-Africaine is pushing ahead with plans to abolish internal tariffs by 1 January. Dahuku Pere, who chairs the UEMOA assembly's planning committee, claims plans are complete for a regional legislature. Despite worries that the CFA franc's ties to the hard Euro will make the Franc Zones uncompetitive, the Banque de France's latest annual review reports strong growth in both west and central sub-regions....

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Keywords:

Dahuku Pere, Guinea, Cameroon, Aregba Polo, Mali, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Ange Koffi, Ghana, Nigeria, Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest-Africaine, Banque de France, Communauté Economique et Monétaire de l'Afrique Centrale, Organisation pour l'Harmonisation en Afrique du Droit des Affaires, Ecole Régionale Supérieure de la Magistrature, Fédération des Associations Professionelles des Banques, Réseau des Opérateurs Economiques Ouest-Africains

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