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La Zone franc aujourd’hui : défis à relever et mesures à prendre

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  • Menachem Katz
  • Hans Weisfeld

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[fre] En janvier 1994, le franc CFA a été dévalué de 50 % par rapport aux monnaies étrangères, Ce document examine brièvement l'évolution économique de la Zone franc durant les 10 dernières années, identifie les défis auxquels la zone est confrontée aujourd'hui et propose une série de mesures pour y faire face. . Classification JEL : E42, F32, F33, O55 [eng] The Franc Zone today : challenges and necessary measures . In January 1994, the CFA Franc was devalued of 50 % against the other foreign currencies. This article deals with the economic changes of the Franc Zone during the last ten years, exposes the challenges the Franc Zone faces and necessary measures to take them up. . JEL classification : E42, F32, F33, O55

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  • Menachem Katz & Hans Weisfeld, 2004. "La Zone franc aujourd’hui : défis à relever et mesures à prendre," Revue d'Économie Financière, Programme National Persée, vol. 75(2), pages 249-261.
    • Handle: RePEc:prs:recofi:ecofi_0987-3368_2004_num_75_2_4904
    DOI: 10.3406/ecofi.2004.4904
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    • E42 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Monetary Sytsems; Standards; Regimes; Government and the Monetary System
    • F32 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Current Account Adjustment; Short-term Capital Movements
    • F33 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - International Monetary Arrangements and Institutions
    • O55 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Africa
    • E42 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Monetary Sytsems; Standards; Regimes; Government and the Monetary System
    • F32 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Current Account Adjustment; Short-term Capital Movements
    • F33 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - International Monetary Arrangements and Institutions
    • O55 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Africa

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