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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 (UEMOA): Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo.
The first cedi was introduced in 1965, replacing the pound at a rate of 2.4 cedi = 1 pound, or 1 pesewa = 1 penny. The first cedi was pegged to sterling at a rate of 2.4 cedis = £1, or 8s 4d per cedi.
The CFA franc was created with a fixed exchange rate versus the French franc. This exchange rate was changed only twice, in 1948 and in 1994 (besides nominal adaptation to the new French franc in 1960 and the Euro in 1999). Exchange rate: 26 December 1945 to 16 October 1948 – F.CFA 1 = 1.70 French franc.
Denmark is the only EU member state which has been granted an exemption from using the euro. [1] Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Sweden have not adopted the Euro either, although unlike Denmark, they have not formally opted out; instead, they fail to meet the ERM II (Exchange Rate Mechanism) which results in the non-use of the Euro.
Anchor currency Rate (anchor / fixed) Abkhazian apsar: Russian ruble: 0.1 Alderney pound (only coins) [1] Pound sterling: 1 Aruban florin: U.S. dollar: 1.79 ...
Colour key and notes Indicates that a given currency is pegged to another currency (details) Italics indicates a state or territory with a low level of international recognition State or territory Currency Symbol [D] or Abbrev. ISO code Fractional unit Number to basic Abkhazia Abkhazian apsar [E] аҧ (none) (none) (none) Russian ruble ₽ RUB Kopeck 100 Afghanistan Afghan afghani ؋ AFN ...
At the conclusion of its first rate-setting policy meeting of the year, on January 29, 2025, the Federal Reserve announced it was leaving the federal funds target interest rate at 4.25% to 4.50% ...
Countries that have made legal agreements with the EU to use the euro: Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City Countries that unilaterally use the euro: Montenegro , Kosovo Currencies pegged to the euro: Cape Verdean escudo , CFA franc , CFP franc , Comorian franc , Bulgarian lev , Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark , São Tomé and ...