THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE WEST AFRICAN MONETARY AGENCY, MR. BOIMA S. KAMARA, VISITS HIS EXCELLENCY JOSEPH N. BOAKAI

The Director General of the West African Monetary Agency (WAMA), Mr. Boima S. KAMARA, had a 1-Day working visit to the President of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma BOAKAI. Discussions during the visit revolved around forging a strategic partnership between the Government of Liberia (GoL) and WAMA, especially in the…

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THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE WEST AFRICAN MONETARY AGENCY, MR. BOIMA S. KAMARA, PAYS A COURTESY CALL ON THE GOVERNOR OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA, DR. KARAMO KABA

On 12 March 2025, the Director General of the West African Monetary Agency (WAMA), Mr. Boima S. KAMARA, paid a courtesy call on Dr. Karamo KABA, Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea (BCRG), Mr. Kamara was accompanied by Dr. Gradé Momèle KIPRE, Director of the Financial…

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Exchange Rates

Exchange rates as of 02-04-2025

Currency UCAO/WAUA USD GBP EURO
CEDI-GHS 20.61203766 15.52999973 20.04847527 16.75366783
DALASI-GMD 94.25712585 71.01739502 91.68000031 76.61312103
ESCUDO-CVE 135.6651764 102.216011 131.9559021 110.2699966
FCFA-XOF 807.0239258 608.0466919 784.9586792 655.9569702
FRANC GUINEEN-GNF 11424.6416 8607.818359 11112.27539 9286.061523
LIBERIA DOLLAR-LRD 265.1616516 199.784256 257.9117432 215.526001
LEONE-SLL 30.04818344 22.63960075 29.22662163 24.42346001
NAIRA-NGN 2039.059814 1536.315796 1983.30896 1657.36792
EURO 1.23029995 0.925459981 1.195639968 1
GREAT BRITISH POUND-GBP 1.028110027 0.773959994 1 0.836372137
US DOLLAR-USD 1.32723999 1 1.292056441 1.080543756
WAUA-UCAO 1 0.753443241 0.972658575 0.812809885

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Cross Rates

Exchange rates as of 02-04-2025

Currency GHS GMD CVE XOF GNF SLL LRD NGN
CEDI-GHS 1 4.572916508 6.581842422 39.15303802 554.2703857 1.457797766 12.86440754 98.92568207
DALASI-GMD 0.218678817 1 1.439309597 8.561940193 121.2071915 0.318789512 2.813173532 21.63295174
ESCUDO-CVE 0.151933149 0.694777548 1 5.948644161 84.21203613 0.221487805 1.954529881 15.03008938
FCFA-XOF 0.025540801 0.11679595 0.168105528 1 14.1565094 0.037233323 0.328567296 2.52664113
FRANC GUINEEN-GNF 0.001804174 0.008250335 0.011874787 0.07063888 1 0.00263012 0.023209626 0.178479105
LEONE-SLL 0.685966194 3.260014772 4.514921188 26.85766029 380.2107239 1 8.824548721 67.85967255
LIBERIA DOLLAR-LRD 0.077733852 0.355470419 0.511631966 3.043516636 43.08557129 0.113320246 1 7.689874649
NAIRA-NGN 0.010108599 0.046225779 0.066533208 0.395782351 5.60289669 0.014736293 0.130041137 1

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25-05-2017 Information Bulletins

WAMA BULLETIN MAY 2017

The WAMA bulletin provides information on the activities of the Agency as well as information pertaining to topical economic issues.  It is therefore a pleasure to bring you yet another edition of the bulletin. In this issue, readers will have the opportunity to take a peek into the curriculum vitae of the…

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26-06-2013 Convergence Reports

ECOWAS MONETARY COOPERATION PROGRAMME FIRST HALF 2013 REPORT

World activity is expected to grow moderately in 2013, leading to a growth of rate of 2.9% against 3.2% in 2012. This growth would more or less stem from advanced countries where production is expected to increase by 1.2% in 2013 against 2.0% in 2014. The strengthening of the American…

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25-08-2022
60TH ORDINARY MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE OF GOVERNORS Virtually, Chaired from Abuja, Nigeria 25 August 2022

WEST AFRICAN MONETARY AGENCY 60TH ORDINARY MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE OF GOVERNORS Virtually, Chaired from Abuja, Nigeria 25 August 2022 Remarks by Momodou Bamba Saho Director General of WAMA (As Prepared for Delivery) ▪ Chairman and Members of the Committee of Governors ▪ The Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture…

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14-06-2018
Parliamentary Workshop on the Challenges and Prospects of the ECOWAS Single Currency Programme at the ECOWAS Parliament, in Abuja, Nigeria on 23 May 2018

WAMA Director General Momodou B. Saho participates in the Parliamentary Workshop on the Challenges and Prospects of the ECOWAS Single Currency Programme at the ECOWAS Parliament, in Abuja, Nigeria on 23 May 2018. Mr. Saho presented a paper on The Legal and Institutional Framework for the ECOWAS Monetary Union. The…

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31-10-2016
Regional Integration in West Africa: The Need to Consolidate Gains

REMARKS BY DIRECTOR GENERAL MOMODOU BAMBA SAHO ON THE OCCASION OF THE 2016 EDUCATION CONFERENCE OF THE WEST AFRICAN INSURANCE COMPANIES ASSOCIATION HELD IN FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE ON 31 OCTOBER 2016 PREAMBLE Thank you, President Chief Rotimi Fashiola for your invitation to participate in WAICA’s 2016 Education Conference. And my…

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16-11-2024
Macro Economic Report 2023

The ECOWAS Macroeconomic Convergence Report for 2023 is prepared by the West African Monetary Agency (WAMA) as part of its mandate under the ECOWAS Monetary Cooperation Programme (EMCP). The report reviews macroeconomic developments in ECOWAS and assesses Member States' compliance with the established macroeconomic convergence criteria. It also offers recommendations for policy actions. This also marks the second year of assessment of Member States’ compliance with the macroeconomic convergence criteria under the new Macroeconomic Convergence and Stability Pact (MCSP), following the declaration of 2020 and 2021 as exceptional years.

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07-12-2023
ECOWAS MACROECONOMIC CONVERGENCE REPORT FOR 2022

In accordance with the Protocol Establishing WAMA (Decision A/Dec. 4/7/92 of the Authority of Heads of State and Government) in its Articles 3, 4, and 9 and the provisions of Supplementary Act A/SA.01/12/15 amending Decision No. A/DEC.03/06/12 on the Macroeconomic Convergence and Stability Pact (MCSP) among the ECOWAS Member States, this report assesses the macroeconomic performance and the status of convergence of ECOWAS Member States in 2022 and prospects for 2023. It proposes key policy recommendations to Member States, focusing mainly on the actions to be taken to improve their macroeconomic performance.

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