Bank of Central African States floats novel way of pooling reserves

IMF urges member states to comply with requirement to pool FX reserves and earnings

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Central African states: pooling plan

The Bank of Central African States (BEAC) is working on a novel solution to allow its members to pool reserves without repatriating their entire foreign currency holdings, according to a staff report published by the International Monetary Fund yesterday (August 4).

In the Central African Economic and Monetary Community the six member states – Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon – are expected to pool their foreign exchange reserves, but the IMF believes

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