Tag: CFA Franc

The African currency rollercoaster ride: struggling against super-strong US dollar

September 21, 2022

As the global economy sinks into another period of crisis, African currencies are depreciating against the US dollar and rising import costs are adding to ... Read More

Forex: falling euro drags CFA franc down, importing inflation and deepening debt

July 26, 2022

With the euro having recently declined to less than one US dollar, this development has a direct impact on the CFA franc, which has a ... Read More

Ghana to join regional bloc’s new currency

December 30, 2019

The government of Ghana has announced it plans to join the West African currency that will replace the CFA franc in 2020 in eight regional ... Read More