Dakar: 1st Edition of the UEMOA Businessmen’s Forum

Forum objective:

The aim of the Forum is to strengthen the competitiveness and performance of the private sector, making it an engine for growth and sustainable economic integration. It will serve as an appropriate framework for offering opportunities for cooperation and partnership, exchanging views on the legal and institutional framework, formulating concrete proposals for improving market access and promoting a quality culture. The event will feature an inaugural conference, thematic workshops, B-to-B meetings, exhibitions and the PUQ jury meeting.

During the forum, the UEMOA Quality Award will also be presented.

Organizer:

The West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) is a regional organization comprising eight West African countries. These countries have been members of the Union since its creation, and share a monetary union with a common currency, the CFA franc (Communauté Financière Africaine). The UEMOA was created in 1994 to promote economic and monetary cooperation between its members.

The eight UEMOA member countries are as follows:
Benin
Burkina Faso
Ivory Coast
Guinea-Bissau
Mali
Niger
Senegal
Togo
UEMOA aims to promote economic and financial stability, economic growth and regional development within the zone. It implements policies and mechanisms for monetary, budgetary and economic development coordination. One of its main features is the use of the CFA franc, which is guaranteed by the French Treasury and is used as the currency in all eight UEMOA countries.

UEMOA also works on issues relating to regional trade, economic integration, harmonization of policies and regulations, and the promotion of investment and enterprise in the West African region. It plays an important role in promoting economic stability and growth in its member states.