West African Economic and Monetary Union
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The West African Economic and Monetary Union is a regional organization of several West African countries that promotes economic integration and shares a common currency, the CFA franc.
Aliases (5)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic and monetary union
→
intergovernmental organization → regional organization → |
| abbreviation |
UEMOA
→
WAEMU → |
| continent |
Africa
→
|
| cooperatesWith |
African Union
→
Economic Community of West African States → European Union → International Monetary Fund → World Bank → |
| country |
Benin
NERFINISHED
→
Burkina Faso NERFINISHED → Côte d’Ivoire NERFINISHED → Guinea-Bissau → Mali → Niger → Senegal → Togo NERFINISHED → |
| currencyCode |
XOF
→
|
| foundedBy |
member states of the West African CFA franc zone
→
|
| goal |
coordination of sectoral policies
→
creation of a common market → economic integration → macroeconomic convergence → monetary integration → |
| hasCentralBank |
Central Bank of West African States
→
|
| hasFeature |
common monetary policy
→
regional surveillance of public finances → single currency area → |
| hasHeadquartersLocation |
Ouagadougou
→
|
| hasJudicialBody |
WAEMU Court of Justice
→
|
| hasLegislativeBody |
WAEMU Commission
→
|
| hasOfficialLanguage |
French
→
|
| hasPolicy |
common external tariff
→
common trade policy → harmonization of taxation → regional agricultural policy → regional industrial policy → regional infrastructure policy → |
| hasStatisticsBody |
WAEMU Commission Statistics Department
→
|
| headquartersCountry |
Burkina Faso
NERFINISHED
→
|
| regionServed |
West Africa
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|
| sharesCentralBankWith |
Central Bank of West African States
→
|
| typeOfIntegration |
customs union
→
monetary union → |
| usesCurrency |
West African CFA franc
→
|
Referenced by (12)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
West African Economic and Monetary Union
("WAEMU")
→
West African Economic and Monetary Union ("UEMOA") → |
abbreviation |
|
West African Development Bank
("West African Economic and Monetary Union member states")
→
|
foundedBy |
|
West African Development Bank
("UEMOA zone")
→
|
geographicFocus |
|
Francophone Africa
→
|
hasEconomicBlocMembership |
|
West African CFA franc
("Communauté Financière Africaine")
→
|
languageAcronymMeaning |
|
West African Development Bank
→
|
memberOf |
|
West African CFA franc
→
|
monetaryUnion |
|
West African Development Bank
→
|
operatesInMonetaryUnion |
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Guinea-Bissau
("UEMOA")
→
|
regionalBloc |
|
Benin
("UEMOA")
→
|
regionalEconomicCommunity |
|
ECA Subregional Office for West Africa
→
|
worksWith |