Common Monetary Area

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The Common Monetary Area is a monetary union in Southern Africa that links the currencies of several countries to the South African rand, facilitating regional trade and financial integration.


Statements (29)
Predicate Object
instanceOf currency area
monetary union
anchorCountry South Africa
basedOn South African Reserve Bank monetary policy
continent Africa
currencyPeg Lesotho loti
Namibian dollar
Swazi lilangeni
established 1974
facilitates financial integration
regional trade
hasFeature capital mobility among member states
fixed exchange rates to the South African rand
use of rand as common settlement currency
isLinkedTo Southern African Customs Union
legalBasis multilateral agreements between member states
legalTender South African rand
memberState Eswatini
Lesotho
Namibia
South Africa
objective facilitate cross-border payments
promote economic integration
promote monetary stability
predecessor Rand Monetary Area
region Southern Africa
sector international finance
shortName CMA
usesAnchorCurrency South African rand

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Crown dependencies ("Common Travel Area")
hasStatusIn
South African rand
legalTenderIn
Lesotho loti
memberOf
Namibian dollar ("Common Monetary Area (de facto via peg)")
partOf
Common Monetary Area ("Rand Monetary Area")
predecessor
South African rand
usedIn

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