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    Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament approves consensus of accomplishing a Solitary Currency for the Sub-Region as it approved the draft on the Macroeconomic Convergence and Stability

    Posted On 12 Jun 2021
    By : New Africa Business News, Staff Correspondent
    Comments: 10

    By Abdul Rahman Bangura–

    ECOWAS Parliament
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    NEW AFRICA BUSINESS NEWS (NABN) Freetown, Sierra Leone- The ECOWAS Parliament on June 10th, 2021 propelled a notch closer toward fulfilling a single currency for the sub-region as it adopted the draft resolution on the Macroeconomic Convergence and Stability Pact.

    The agreement, which was approved at the culmination of its First Ordinary Session in Abuja, was a significant overture to accomplishing the norms for Member-States’ adoption of the single currency – the ECO.

    This following thought at Plenary on the recommendations by its Joint Committee on Macro-Economic Policy and Economic Research and Committee on Administration, Finance and Budget. The resolution, which would be conveyed to the Commission, strived to confirm macroeconomic policy coordination with the objectives of securing a
    doable economic and monetary union same, strengthening macroeconomic equilibrium.

    In the manifestation, the Joint Committee, chaired by Kebba Barrow, brought out that the agreement shall be carried out in two stages.

    He explained that the resolution also pursued to bolster the convergence of Member States’ economies, including monetary and financial cooperation. He expanded that, it also shall interpret the protocols for the adoption of as well as the modalities for implementation of national convergence programmes.

    Barrow remarked, the first phase which shall concentrate on convergence is to run from January 2022 to December 2026 while the second phase will center on stability run from January 1, 2027.

    Thus, additional resolutions adopted by Parliament rimmed on matters such as deliberation on the political situation in Mali, discussions on the post-election situation in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote D’ Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea and Niger.

    They also contained Trade, Customs and Free Movement as well as rules for the management and award of ECOWAS mark of conformity to ECOWAS standards.

     

    For New Africa Business News (NABN) Abdul Rahman Bangura Reports,  Africa Correspondent

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    10 Comments

    1. Kojo June 12, 2021 at 1:51 am Reply

      This ECO coming currency is going to be the greatest gift for our sub region. Time over due. Accra Ghana. Kojo

    2. Sade June 12, 2021 at 1:55 am Reply

      ECOWAS need to expedite ECO currency for our region. Sade in Lagos, Nigeria

    3. Alieu June 12, 2021 at 1:57 am Reply

      Thank you for the report. We cannot wait to dump the franc. Dakar Senegal. Alieu

      • New Africa Business News, Staff Correspondent June 12, 2021 at 2:09 am Reply

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    4. Lamine June 12, 2021 at 1:59 am Reply

      Time for the common currency. Guinea Conakry. Lamine

      • New Africa Business News, Staff Correspondent June 12, 2021 at 2:09 am Reply

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    5. Frank June 12, 2021 at 2:02 am Reply

      Great report. Thank you, Bangura and thank you other team members. Frank in Oslo, Norway

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    6. Yaw June 12, 2021 at 2:07 am Reply

      Thank you for the newsletters. We all waiting for ECO currency and this currency be control be ECOWAS Countries not France. Kumasi in Ghana. Yaw

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