The end of the French Franc due to the EMU is an opportunity for examining the future of the Franc Zone. This paper addresses three issues : It describes first the working of the institutions of the Zone, and the resulting advantages for members. Despite the stability of their currency, called the CFA Franc, the African members of the Franc Zone did not avoid a hard economic crisis^ due to both falling prices in raw materials (mainly cocoa and coffee) and an increasing foreign debt. Nevertheless, we argue that they are not worse off than the other African countries. The problem of the parity of the CFA Franc is looked at in a second part. According to the political and economic situation of the members of the Zone, to maintain the value o...
This article provides a brief history of the institutions of the franc zone. It shows that although ...
This article has sought to identify the main possible reforms that could enable the Franc area, if n...
About five decades the Franc CFA-Zone in Western and Central Africa was praised as incarnation of ec...
The objective of this document is to highlight the possible advantages of the docking of the CFA fra...
The Franc Zone ten years after the devaluation : macroeconomic situation Ten years after the CFA Fr...
The CFA franc is the currency used in the franc zone (except in the Comoros). The particularity of t...
during the 1980' s undermined economic foundations of the Franc Zone. 50 the monetary aurhoriry of t...
The CFA franc, currency for 13 West and Central African countries (the CFA zone), has been tied to t...
The Franc Zone today : challenges and necessary measures In January 1994, the CFA Franc was devalue...
URL des Documents de travail : http://ces.univ-paris1.fr/cesdp/cesdp2016.htmlDocuments de travail du...
Les rapports entre le Trésor français et les banques centrales africaines de la zone franc sont fond...
This study assesses the French Community of Africa, commonly known as the CFA Franc zone. This is a ...
This study is an analysis of the "franc zone" economies crisis from the complex and closed relations...
C. Freud — The Franc Zone, a Scapegoat for Development Failures. World Bank experts blame the failur...
Although the CFA monetary union is not an ‘optimal’ currency area as such, it has allowed member cou...
This article provides a brief history of the institutions of the franc zone. It shows that although ...
This article has sought to identify the main possible reforms that could enable the Franc area, if n...
About five decades the Franc CFA-Zone in Western and Central Africa was praised as incarnation of ec...
The objective of this document is to highlight the possible advantages of the docking of the CFA fra...
The Franc Zone ten years after the devaluation : macroeconomic situation Ten years after the CFA Fr...
The CFA franc is the currency used in the franc zone (except in the Comoros). The particularity of t...
during the 1980' s undermined economic foundations of the Franc Zone. 50 the monetary aurhoriry of t...
The CFA franc, currency for 13 West and Central African countries (the CFA zone), has been tied to t...
The Franc Zone today : challenges and necessary measures In January 1994, the CFA Franc was devalue...
URL des Documents de travail : http://ces.univ-paris1.fr/cesdp/cesdp2016.htmlDocuments de travail du...
Les rapports entre le Trésor français et les banques centrales africaines de la zone franc sont fond...
This study assesses the French Community of Africa, commonly known as the CFA Franc zone. This is a ...
This study is an analysis of the "franc zone" economies crisis from the complex and closed relations...
C. Freud — The Franc Zone, a Scapegoat for Development Failures. World Bank experts blame the failur...
Although the CFA monetary union is not an ‘optimal’ currency area as such, it has allowed member cou...
This article provides a brief history of the institutions of the franc zone. It shows that although ...
This article has sought to identify the main possible reforms that could enable the Franc area, if n...
About five decades the Franc CFA-Zone in Western and Central Africa was praised as incarnation of ec...