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Málstofa á vegum Viðskiptafræðideildar og Alþjóðamálastofnunar</font><font size=3>
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The European Union and Monetary Integration in West Africa</font><font size=3>
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HT-101, þriðjudaginn 25. okt. kl. 12:00</font><font size=3> <br>
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Chibuike U. Uche er gestarannsakandi við The Nordic Africa Institute í
Svíþjóð og Professor of Banking and Financial Institutions í University
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Allir velkomnir</font><font size=3> <br>
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Abstract:</font><font size=3> </font><font size=4 face="sans-serif"><br>
This paper shows how developments in Europe have been the most important
variable in the monetary integration process in West Africa. It argues
that the changing political landscape in Europe have altered the nature
of incentives behind the interest of foreign stakeholders in the West African
region. This in itself creates new opportunities for a region wide monetary
integration programme in West Africa. The paper argues that the above objective
can best be attained through the gradual expansion of the membership of
the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) in order to absorb
members of the Second Monetary Zone which has been on the drawing board
for over a decade now. The paper also makes a case for the European Union
to support the above scheme.</font>
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