- I Introduction and Background
- II Modified Adjustment Strategy
- III Adjustment Experience
- IV Challenges Ahead
- V Conclusions
- Annex I Statistical Tables
- Annex II Economic Integration Within the Two Unions of the CFA Franc Zone
- Annex III Monetary Policy and Banking Supervision in the Two Unions of the CFA Franc Zone
- Annex IV Fund Technical Assistance to CFA Franc Countries
- Annex V World Bank Group Technical Assistance to CFA Franc Countries
Front Matter
- Stéphane Cossé, Johannes Mueller, Jean Le Dem, and Jean Clément
- Published Date:
- June 1996

Aftermath of the CFA Franc Devaluation
by Jean A.P. Clement, with Johannes Mueller, Stéphane Cossé, and Jean Le Dem
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Washington, D.C.
May 1996
© 1996 International Monetary Fund
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Aftermath of the CFA franc devaluation / Jean A.P. Clément … [et al.].
p. cm.—(Occasional Paper; 138)
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1. French franc area. 2. Devaluation of Currency—Africa, French-speaking West. 3. Devaluation of Currency—Africa, French-speaking Equatorial. 4. Monetary policy—Africa, French-speaking West. 4. Monetary policy—Africa, French-speaking Equatorial. I. Clément, Jean A. P. II. Series: Occasional paper (International Monetary Fund); no. 138.
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Contents
Annexes
Tables
Section
Annex
I
7. Cumulative Consumer Price Index, 1994 and 1995 (January-June)
23. External Current Account Excluding Official Transfers, 1990–96
24. External Current Account Including Official Transfers, 1990–96
28. Recent Paris Club Debt Reschedulings for the CFA Franc Countries
41. Public Investment Financed by Internal Resources, 1990–96
48. Exceptional Financial Assistance by Recipient Country, 1993–94
52. Official Producer Prices for Main Export Crops by Country, 1993–95
II
III
The following symbols have been used throughout this paper:
… to indicate that data are not available;
—to indicate that the figure is zero or less than half the final digit shown, or that the item does not exist;
- between years or months (e.g., 1991–92 or January-June) to indicate the years or months covered, including the beginning and ending years or months;
/ between years (e.g., 1991/92) to indicate a crop or fiscal (financial) year.
”Billion” means a thousand million.
Minor discrepancies between constituent figures and totals are due to rounding.
Preface
This Occasional Paper reviews developments in the countries of the CFA franc zone in the aftermath of the January 1994 CFA franc devaluation and discusses the challenges that lie ahead in securing a sustainable rate of growth in an environment of financial stability.
The paper draws largely on the report on “CFA Franc Countries—Recent Adjustment Experience and Policy Issues in the CFA Franc Countries” that was circulated for information to the Executive Board of the IMF in October 1995.
The authors are indebted to numerous colleagues throughout the IMF—particularly in the African Department—and the World Bank for comments on the paper. The authors wish especially to thank Evangelos A. Calamitsis and Christian Brachet for comments, guidance, and support. Thanks are also due to Paul Acquah, Anupam Basu, Pierre Dhonte, Christian François, Louis Goreux, Pierre Ewenczyk, Michel Galy, and Amor Tahari for insightful views, Ngoc Tuyêt Lê and Diep Nuven for research assistance, and Leslie Lefever for secretarial assistance. David Driscoll of the External Relations Department edited the paper for publication and coordinated production.
The opinions expressed in the paper are those of the authors and should not be construed as representing the views of the IMF or of its Executive Directors.