Responding to Shocks and Maintaining Stability in the West African Economic and Monetary Union /

The West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), like other monetary unions, faces a number of challenges in dealing with macroeconomic shocks. The region experiences a large number of exogenous shocks: climate-related (e.g., droughts, floods), with a heavy toll on populations and agriculture,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kolerus, Christina
Other Authors: Hitaj, Ermal, Shapiro, Douglas, Zdzienicka, Aleksandra
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013.
Series:Departmental Papers; Departmental Paper ; No. 2013/007
Online Access:Full text available on IMF