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Usage of: West African CFA franc (XOF) Central African CFA franc (XAF) The CFA franc (French: franc CFA, [fʁɑ̃ seɛfɑ]) is the name of two currencies used by 210 million people (as of 2023) in fourteen African countries: the West African CFA franc (where "CFA" stands for Communauté Financière Africaine, i.e. "African Financial Community" in English), used in eight West African countries ...
Usage of: West African CFA franc Central African CFA franc The West African CFA franc (French: franc CFA or simply franc, ISO 4217 code: XOF; abbreviation: F.CFA) is the currency used by eight independent states in West Africa which make up the West African Economic and Monetary Union: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo.
2006 saw a redesign of all denominations of coins for the CFA franc, along with the introduction of a 2 franc piece. The 1, 5, 10, and 25 franc coins were reduced in size, while a new bi-metallic 100 franc coin was introduced, along with a new and reduced size 500 franc coin with heightened security features, including laser marking.
When French President Emmanuel Macron holds talks with his Ivory Coast counterpart on Saturday (December 22), the future of the French-backed CFA franc currency will be under scrutiny. It's a ...
West African CFA franc XOF Reserves: 9 820 million USD [1] Preceded by: Banque de l'Afrique Occidentale (1901-1955) Institut d'Émission de l'Afrique Occidentale Française et du Togo (1955-1959) Website: www.bceao.int
It was established to promote monetary and financial stability as well as economic integration among countries that share the West African CFA franc (ISO 4217: XOF) as a common currency. [3] From 1962 to 1994, it was known as the West African Monetary Union (WAMU or, in French, UMOA for Union Monétaire Ouest-Africaine).
The Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa, generally referred to by its French acronym CEMAC (for Communauté Économique et Monétaire de l'Afrique Centrale; Spanish: Comunidad Económica y Monetaria de África Central), is an organization of states of Central Africa established by Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon to ...
Central African CFA franc: F.CFA XAF Centime: 100 Chad: Central African CFA franc: F.CFA XAF Centime: 100 Chile: Chilean peso $ CLP Centavo: 100 China: Renminbi ¥ CNY Jiao [G] 10 Colombia: Colombian peso $ COP Centavo: 100 Comoros: Comorian franc: FC KMF Centime: 100 Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Congolese franc: FC CDF Centime: 100 Congo ...