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West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) Staff Report on Common Policies for Member Countries

The staff report on discussions with regional institutions of the West African Economic and Monetary Union is presented. The region faced a number of challenges in 2011, with the intensification of the political crisis in Côte d’Ivoire and a large increase in global food and fuel prices. A materiali...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2012
Series:IMF Staff Country Reports
Subjects:
Fiscal Stance
Economic & Financial Crises & Disasters
Depository Institutions
Inflation
Public Debt
Banks
Regional Integration
Economic Integration
Public Finance & Taxation
Banks And Banking
Deflation
Debt Management
Debts, Public
Financial Aspects Of Economic Integration
Fiscal Policy
Micro Finance Institutions
Debt
Exports And Imports
Mortgages
International Economics
National Government Expenditures And Related Policies: General
Expenditure
Sovereign Debt
Price Level
International Economic Integration
Expenditures, Public
Prices
Macroeconomics
Banking
Financial Risk Management
Public Finance
Burkina Faso
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The staff report on discussions with regional institutions of the West African Economic and Monetary Union is presented. The region faced a number of challenges in 2011, with the intensification of the political crisis in Côte d’Ivoire and a large increase in global food and fuel prices. A materialization of downside risks could require a monetary policy relaxation for the union and differentiated fiscal responses across member countries. The drought in the Sahel may also require a more active fiscal policy in the affected countries
Physical Description:70 pages
ISBN:9781475502428

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