01790cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008866 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451861648 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL van den Boogaerde, P. Ten Years After the CFA Franc Devaluation : Progress Toward Regional Integration in the WAEMU / P. van den Boogaerde, Charalambos Tsangarides. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005. 1 online resource (30 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper takes stock of the achievements toward integration in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) 10 years after the 1994 devaluation of the CFA franc. It investigates the lessons learned and evaluates progress toward economic convergence, examines the evolution of trade and competitiveness, and points to ways to remove impediments to greater integration. The paper concludes that a continued political commitment will be needed to overcome the important dissimilarities between WAEMU member countries that have limited the degree of convergence achieved to date, and to advance toward a full-fledged economic union. Mode of access: Internet Tsangarides, Charalambos. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2005/145 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2005/145/001.2005.issue-145-en.xml IMF e-Library