West African Monetary Institute
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The West African Monetary Institute is a regional body responsible for preparing and coordinating the monetary and financial integration of West African states, including the planned introduction of the Eco common currency.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ECOWAS monetary cooperation programme | 1 |
| West African Monetary Institute canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3612831 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West African Monetary Institute Context triple: [Eco, relatedOrganization, West African Monetary Institute]
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A.
Central Bank of West African States
The Central Bank of West African States is the regional monetary authority that manages monetary policy and financial stability for the eight member countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union.
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B.
West African Development Bank
The West African Development Bank is a regional financial institution that funds development and economic integration projects among West African countries.
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C.
African Monetary Fund
The African Monetary Fund is a planned specialized financial institution of the African Union intended to promote monetary cooperation, financial stability, and economic integration across African countries.
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D.
African Monetary Union
The African Monetary Union is a proposed initiative to create a single continental currency and unified monetary policy for member states of the African Union.
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E.
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development is the regional financial institution of the Economic Community of West African States that funds development and integration projects across West Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West African Monetary Institute Target entity description: The West African Monetary Institute is a regional body responsible for preparing and coordinating the monetary and financial integration of West African states, including the planned introduction of the Eco common currency.
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A.
Central Bank of West African States
The Central Bank of West African States is the regional monetary authority that manages monetary policy and financial stability for the eight member countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union.
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B.
West African Development Bank
The West African Development Bank is a regional financial institution that funds development and economic integration projects among West African countries.
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C.
African Monetary Fund
The African Monetary Fund is a planned specialized financial institution of the African Union intended to promote monetary cooperation, financial stability, and economic integration across African countries.
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D.
African Monetary Union
The African Monetary Union is a proposed initiative to create a single continental currency and unified monetary policy for member states of the African Union.
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E.
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development is the regional financial institution of the Economic Community of West African States that funds development and integration projects across West Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intergovernmental organization
ⓘ
regional monetary institution ⓘ |
| abbreviation | WAMI ⓘ |
| affiliation |
ECOWAS Commission
ⓘ
ECOWAS ⓘ
surface form:
Economic Community of West African States
|
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| coordinates |
development of regional payment systems in West Africa
ⓘ
preparatory work for the West African Central Bank ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
central banks of ECOWAS member states
ⓘ
ministries of finance of ECOWAS member states ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
banking supervision
ⓘ
financial sector development ⓘ macroeconomic convergence ⓘ monetary policy ⓘ payment systems ⓘ statistics and data harmonization ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
ECOWAS
ⓘ
ECOWAS ⓘ
surface form:
Economic Community of West African States
|
| goal |
creation of a single currency area in West Africa
ⓘ
establishment of a common central bank for West Africa ⓘ |
| hasOrgan |
Committee of Governors
ⓘ
Director General ⓘ Technical Committees ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Accra ⓘ |
| inception | 2001 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | member states of the West African Monetary Zone ⓘ |
| keyProject |
creation of a single monetary zone in West Africa
ⓘ
introduction of the Eco common currency ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ |
| legalStatus | specialized agency of ECOWAS ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Greenwich Mean Time ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Economic Community of West African States Monetary Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
West African Monetary Zone
|
| mission |
to coordinate the establishment of a West African Monetary Union
ⓘ
to harmonize monetary and financial policies in West Africa ⓘ to support macroeconomic convergence among member states ⓘ |
| purpose |
financial integration of West African states
ⓘ
monetary integration of West African states ⓘ preparation for a common currency in West Africa ⓘ |
| regionServed |
ECOWAS
ⓘ
ECOWAS ⓘ
surface form:
Economic Community of West African States
West Africa ⓘ |
| supervises |
harmonization of banking and financial regulations in the West African Monetary Zone
ⓘ
implementation of macroeconomic convergence criteria in the West African Monetary Zone ⓘ |
| usesCurrencyName | Eco ⓘ |
| website | https://wami-imao.org ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Economic Community of West African States Monetary Zone
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framework
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West African Monetary Institute
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this entity surface form:
ECOWAS monetary cooperation programme