On 9 January 2025, the West African Monetary Agency (WAMA) hosted a memorable ceremony to welcome its newly appointed Director General (DG), Mr. Boima S. Kamara. The event was attended by the representative of the Governor of Bank of Sierra
The West African Monetary Agency (WAMA) was mandated by the authority of Heads of States of ECOWAS to facilitate the realization of the ECOWAS Payments and Settlement Systems (EPSS) infrastructure in line with the vision to come up with a
The West African Monetary Agency (WAMA) was mandated by the authority of Heads of States of ECOWAS to facilitate the realization of the ECOWAS Payments and Settlement Systems (EPSS) infrastructure in line with the vision to come up with a
Accra, Ghana — 5 to 14 September 2023
The West African Monetary Agency (WAMA) is an autonomous and specialized agency of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), established in 1996 following the transformation of the West African Clearing House (WACH). The mission of the Agency is
The attention of the Management of the West African Monetary Agency (WAMA) has been drawn to an article at page 19 of The Standard Times newspaper of 23 November 2022 with the title, ‘Diplomat in Drug Trafficking… died at Istanbul
The West African Monetary Agency (WAMA) is an autonomous and specialised body of ECOWAS. It was establishedin 1993, and started operations in 1996, as result of the transformation of the West African Clearing House (WACH). TheAgency is charged with the
The European Union (EU) offers a unique experience of financial integration among sovereigncountries, including regulatory and institutional integration of financial services. Financial integrationof European economies started with growing trade integration, various financial regulatory initiativesfrom the late 1970s, and the scrapping
The roadmap for the adoption of the ECOWAS single currency revised in Accra, Ghana during the 86th Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers on 16 and 17th June 2021. The revised roadmap sets out various activities to be implemented
The Financial Integration Department of the West African Monetary Agency (WAMA) in collaboration with the European Central Bank (ECB), the ECOWAS Commission and Member Central Banks, organized a one-day virtual workshop on October 28, 2021 on the theme “Implementation of