The franc was introduced at par with the French franc.

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The franc is the currency of French Polynesia.

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.

Even Switzerland is intervening to weaken the franc.

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

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.

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.

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

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The franc zone s plight is being compounded by distorted and dysfunctional economic and monetary policies.

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

In this context, on 12 January 1994, there was a 50 per cent devaluation of the parity of the currency of the African States of the franc zone compared to that of the French franc.

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

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More appalling is the fact that France guarantees the CFA franc s free convertibility into hard currency, originally on the condition that all 15 Franc Zone countries surrender 100 of their foreign reserves to the French Treasury.

This gap should encourage the franc zone s member countries to reject their relationship with France.

The CFA franc issued by two sub regional central banks (BCEAO and BEAC) are not interchangeable.

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

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.

Mali is the eighth largest country in Africa, with an area of just over .

It's my money, too.