The franc was introduced at par with the French franc.

Uses either the West African CFA franc or Central African CFA franc (C.F.A.).

See also Freedom of religion in Cameroon Islam in Cameroon Roman Catholicism in Cameroon Bahá'í Faith in Cameroon Judaism in Cameroon References

Decolonizing the Franc Zone

Another devaluation of the CFA franc today might deflate France s debts to the franc zone and boost its African based export industries, but it would worsen the franc zone countries miseries.

Cameroon

Cameroon

Albania, Cameroon.

Even Switzerland is intervening to weaken the franc.

The franc is the currency of French Polynesia.

2.3 French Cameroon achieved independence in 1960 as the Republic of Cameroon.

Cameroon 28 853

State party Cameroon

Since 1945, it has been part of the CFP franc.

Abstaining Albania, Cameroon, Uganda

Australia, Cameroon, Ethiopia, India.

History The franc became the currency of Rwanda in 1916, when Belgium occupied the previously German colony and the Belgian Congo franc replaced the German East African rupie.

History The franc became the currency of Burundi in 1916, when Belgium occupied the former Germany colony and replaced the German East African rupie with the Belgian Congo franc.

But the franc zone countries did not fare nearly so well.

In 1999, the Euro was introduced to replace the French franc.

The base colours of the new notes were kept similar to the old ones, except that the 20 franc note was changed from blue to red to prevent a frequent confusion with the 100 franc note, and that the 10 franc note was changed from red to yellow.

Abstaining Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Vanuatu

Abstaining Australia, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire

Abstaining Australia, Cameroon, Canada, Nauru

Abstaining Cameroon, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire

The country was renamed the United Republic of Cameroon in 1972 and the Republic of Cameroon in 1984.

The CFA franc is convertible in euros and freely transferable to France, whose companies control the lion s share of the franc zone s private sector and receive most of its public contracts.

In 1945, Switzerland joined the Bretton Woods system and pegged the franc to the U.S. dollar at a rate of 1 4.30521 francs (equivalent to 1 franc 0.206418 grams of gold).

The franc zone is, in fact, an appendage of the French economy.

It was the largest plunge of the franc ever against the euro.

22 Communauté financière du Pacifique franc (CFP fr) 1 euro 119.2 CFP.

Abstaining Australia, Cameroon, Ethiopia, India, Tonga

Cameroon Flore Ndembiyembe, Alexandre Bassong Bahanag

Mr. Paul Ekorong A Dong (Cameroon)

The CFA franc was sharply devalued in 1994, and outstanding debts were reduced.

Rignieux le Franc is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

On January 1, 2008, the franc was valued at 1,129.40 per US dollar.

It is responsible for Swiss monetary policy and for issuing Swiss franc banknotes.

Abstaining Angola, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Tonga, Vanuatu

Abstaining Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Malawi, Tonga, Vanuatu

Abstaining Cameroon, Canada, Côte d'Ivoire, Tonga, Vanuatu

Abstaining Cameroon, Honduras, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda

Abstaining Australia, Cameroon, Canada, Ethiopia, India, Tonga

Abstaining Cameroon, Fiji, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea

Northern Cameroon border, where Boko Haram operates