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West African Economic and Monetary Union: Staff Report on Common Policies for Member Countries-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the West African Economic and Monetary Union

May 19, 2025

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International Monetary Fund. African Dept. "West African Economic and Monetary Union: Staff Report on Common Policies for Member Countries-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the West African Economic and Monetary Union", IMF Staff Country Reports 2025, 110 (2025), accessed May 20, 2025, https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229009164.002

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Summary

Economic growth continues to be strong in the WAEMU, while inflation has fallen back to its target range. An appropriately tight monetary policy, along with progress in reducing external imbalances, is supporting a strong recovery in reserves back above the lower end of the adequacy range. However, there is significant divergence among WAEMU member states in macroeconomic performance, policies, and resilience. In addition, public debt ratios have been significantly increasing in recent years and are particularly high in some member states. The region remains vulnerable to potential shocks, notably delays in oil production, falls in commodity prices (notably cocoa and gold), and constraints on external financing.

Subject: Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), Crime, Debt sustainability, Economic integration, Economic unions, External debt, Financial sector policy and analysis, Financial sector stability, Fiscal consolidation, Fiscal policy, Government debt management, Monetary unions, Public debt, Public financial management (PFM), Regional integration

Keywords: Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), Debt sustainability, Economic unions, Financial sector stability, Fiscal consolidation, Government debt management, Government finance statistics, Monetary unions, Regional integration

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