West African Monetary Institute (WAMI) The Heads of State of six countries in West Africa, as part of the fast-track approach to integration, decided in Accra, Ghana, April 20, 2000 to establish a second monetary zone to be known as the West African Monetary Zone by the year 2003. These countries, namely The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone, signed the ‘Accra Declaration’ which defined the objectives of the Zone as well as, an action plan and institutional arrangements to ensure the speedy implementation of their decision. It is envisaged that this Zone will be merged with the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) to form a single monetary zone in West Africa....more
African Development Bank (ADB) The overarching objective of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is to spur sustainable economic development and social progress in its regional member countries (RMCs), thus contributing to poverty reduction....more
International Monetary Fund (IMF) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organization of 189 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world....more
Bank for International Settlement (BIS) Established on 17 May 1930, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is the world's oldest international financial organisation. The BIS has 60 member central banks, representing countries from around the world that together make up about 95% of world GDP....more
Association of African Central Bank (AACB) The Association, as of today, has an Assembly of Governors (the governing body of which are members all African Central Banks Governors), a Bureau (composed of the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson of the Association and Chairpersons of sub-regional Committees), sub-regional Committees (composed of Governors of Central Banks of the five (5) sub-regions as defined by the African Union)....more
Financial Times (FT) Starts in 1988 as the London Financial Guide, the paper describes itself as 'the friend of the honest financer and the respectable broker'. A four paged journal, it is renamed as the Financial Times on February 13 of the same year....more
Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) AFI is a global network of financial policymakers from developing and emerging countries working together to increase access to appropriate financial services for the poor...more
Financial Information Unit The Unit shall serve as a central national body which shall be responsible for receiving, requesting, analyzing and disseminating information concerning suspected proceeds of crime, potential money laundering or potential terrorism financing operations, as provided for by this law. ...more
World Bank The World Bank Group has two ambitious goals: ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. Learn more about World Bank data, research, news. ...more
