Friday, 29 March 2024

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Recent News
  • Single currency will create a new reality of prosperity, progress in Africa ...

    06:03 | 22/2/18
    GhanaWeb
    Eco is the proposed name for the common currency that the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) plans to introduce in the framework of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). more»
  • Off-grid solar energy takes root in West Africa

    05:18 | 21/2/18
    Christian Science Monitor
    Kouame, who paid 30,000 CFA francs ($57) upfront for his kit, is now leasing-to-own. A digital counter on the yellow battery pack tells him when he needs to top up his account using his mobile phone. more»
  • Off-grid power pioneers pour into West Africa

    02:30 | 21/2/18
    Reuters
    Buoyed by success in East Africa, off-grid solar power startups are pouring into West Africa, offering pay-as-you-go kits in a race to claim tens of millions of customers who lack reliable access to electricity. more»
  • Senegal's Sonatel 2017 net profit falls 6 pct

    01:33 | 21/2/18
    Reuters
    ABIDJAN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Senegalese telecommunications company Sonatel's 2017 full-year net profit fell by more than 6 percent to 202.18 billion CFA francs ($384 million) from 215.88 billion CFA in 2016. Turnover rose by 7.5 percent year-on-year to ... more»
  • Mali's debut sale of Islamic bonds to fund social housing

    15:37 | 14/2/18
    Reuters
    SYDNEY, Feb 14 (Reuters) - The government of Mali will complete its first sale of Islamic bonds, or sukuk, this week using a lease-based structure linked to affordable housing projects, the transaction's offering document shows. more»
  • African Markets - Factors to watch on Dec 7

    17:52 | 7/12/17
    Kitco News
    NAMIBIA LENDING RATE Namibia's central bank left its benchmark lending rate unchanged at 6.75 percent on Wednesday, saying the level was appropriate to maintain the one-to-one currency peg with South Africa's rand as well as support economic growth ... more»
  • Is Emmanuel Macron changing France's relationship with West Africa?

    19:56 | 1/12/17
    African Independent
    Numerous other French missions have been deployed in West Africa in the past 10 years, including Operation Licorne and Operation Serval, in Cote d'Ivoire and Mali, respectively. more»
  • Nigeria holds key to West-African single currency

    00:37 | 13/11/17
    Vanguard
    The Eco is the proposed name for the common currency that is planned to be introduced in the framework of the ECOWAS. The goal is to merge the new currency with the West African CFA franc, used by the French-speaking members of ECOWAS since 1945 ... more»
  • West African bloc's 2020 single currency goal fails

    04:33 | 25/10/17
    Modern Ghana (blog)
    Eight ECOWAS countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo) jointly use the CFA franc. They are moored to the single European currency and are gathered in an organisation called the West African Monetary ... more»
  • Africa: Francophone leaders outshine peers

    00:03 | 5/10/17
    Euromoney magazine
    Speculation is growing there may be a currency adjustment in UEMOA, with a devaluation of the West African CFA Franc (the XOF) to bolster export competitiveness. more»
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Currencies
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EURUSD0.97210.00550.56%
NZDUSD0.55480.00931.65%
AUDUSD0.61940.01071.70%
NZDAUD0.89640.00100.11%