Exchange Currency

franc zone

nouna currency area consisting of the former French colonies in Africa or in the Pacific, which uses the CFA franc or the CFP franc as unit of currency

Related information about franc zone:
  1. CFA franc - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Franc zone information at Banque de France (French) ( Translate : Google, Babelfish) (in French, but more extensive than the English version). Decision of the ...
     
  2. Franc Zone - Financial Glossary
    The CFA (Communauté Financière Africaine) franc zone comprises 14 African countries and the Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean. Eight of them make up ...
     
  3. Franc Zone (Africa) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
    These countries, most of which formerly constituted French West Africa and French Equatorial Africa, became members of the Franc Zone; their currencies were ...
     
  4. What is Franc zone (ZF)? definition and meaning
    Definition of Franc zone (ZF): Monetary union of French-speaking countries whose economies are linked to the French franc at a fixed rate of exchange: Benin, ...
     
  5. Banque de France: Presentation of the franc zone
    The Franc Zone includes 14 Sub-Saharan countries , the Comoros and France. Built on the close historical ties between France and African countries, the Franc ...
     
  6. BBC News | Africa | Africa's Franc Zone - a tale of two regions
    Sep 29, 1999 ... The CFA franc has had a good year - but there are increasing concerns about the differing economic prospects of West and Central Africa.
     
  7. Decolonizing the Franc Zone by Sanou Mbaye - Project Syndicate
    Apr 5, 2012 ... The former French colonies that make up Africa's franc zone owe it to themselves to overhaul their relationship with France. Unless they do ...
     
  8. The Franc Zone
    Oct 11, 2011 ... The turbulent past of the Franc Zone's members and the economic differences between them have not succeeded in breaking up the Franc ...