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  • September 8, 2021
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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES)
Sierra Leone
Gender Mainstreaming in Digital Financial Services Policies and Regulations across ECOWAS
Financing Agreement reference: P-Z1-H00-091
Project ID No.: 5120155000004

The WEST AFRICAN MONETARY AGENCY (WAMA) has received financing from the African Development toward the cost of the Gender Mainstreaming in Digital Financial Services Policies and Regulations across ECOWAS, and intends to apply part of the agreed amount of USD

  • August 30, 2021
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VACANCY SENIOR ECONMIST

The Agency is seeking applications from qualified individuals for the position of Senior Economist. The candidate must be a national of Sierra Leone and meet the following criteria.

  • August 13, 2021
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WEST AFRICAN MONETARY AGENCY

PRESS RELEASE

Freetown, Sierra Leone,

August 13, 2021 

Mr. Samuel Adu-Duodu, Director of the Multilateral Surveillance Department, to Retire from WAMA The Director General of the West African Monetary Agency (WAMA), Mr. Momodou B. Saho, notifies stakeholders that Mr. Samuel Adu-Duodu, Director of the Multilateral Surveillance Department, is

  • August 6, 2021
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JOINT FORUM ORGANIZED BY WEST AFRICAN BANKERS’ ASSOCIATION (WABA) AND WEST AFRICAN MONETARY AGENCY (WAMA) –28 June 2021

WAMA and WABA organized a joint forum on the theme: “The Role of Commercial Banks as Important Stakeholders towards the Implementation of the ECOWAS Single Currency and the ECOWAS Payment and Settlement System Integration Projects”. The general objective of this

  • May 24, 2021
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SEMINAR ON POLICY RESPONSES TO EMERGING EXTREME EVENTS AND LESSONS FROM THE EUROPEAN MONETARY INTEGRATION PROCESS

The establishment of a monetary union requires first a determination of the structural economic mechanisms for which either convergence/coordination between national mechanisms or the creation of a new federal institution are needed. These mechanisms cover fiscal and financial policies, including

  • July 16, 2019
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Mid-Year Statutory Meetings of the West African Monetary Agency (WAMA) will be hosted by the Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea from 16 August to 21 August, 2019 in Conakry, Guinea

The Mid-year Statutory Meetings of the West African Monetary Agency (WAMA) will be hosted by the Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea from 16 August to 21 August, 2019 in Conakry, Guinea according to the following programme : PROGRAMME PARTICIPATING MEMBERS 16 –

  • July 14, 2019
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DR. MUSA DUKULY APPOINTED ACTING DEPUTY GOVERNOR FOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS OF CENTRAL BANK OF LIBERIA

Dr. Musa Dukuly, a Principal Economist, of the West African Monetary Agency (WAMA)   has been appointed Acting Deputy Governor for Economic Affairs of the Central Bank of Liberia. According to a Press statement released by the Executive Mansion of Liberia,

  • July 14, 2019
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WAMA RELOCATES TO NEW HEADQUARTERS

The Authorities of Sierra Leone have relocated the headquarters of the West African Monetary Agency (WAMA) from 11/13 ECOWAS Street, Freetown to 1K Scan Drive off Spur Road, Freetown. The former headquarters was constructed from contributions made by Member Central

  • July 3, 2018
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Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund paid a courtesy visit to the West African Monetary Agency (WAMA)

On 26 June 2018, Director General Mr. Momodou Bamba Saho welcomed Dr. Maxwell M. Mkwezalamba, Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund, for a courtesy visit to the West African Monetary Agency (WAMA), in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Dr. Mkwezalamba represents the Africa