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  2. List of currencies in Africa - Wikipedia

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    Similarly, in East Africa, the member countries of the East African Community planned to introduce a single currency, the East African shilling until 2012. [7] Following delays, this was postponed initially to 2024, [8] [9] then to 2031. [10]

  3. CFA franc - Wikipedia

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    Usage of: West African CFA franc (XOF) Central African CFA franc (XAF) The CFA franc (French: franc CFA, [fʁɑ̃ seɛfɑ]) is the name of two currencies used by 210 million people (as of 2023) in fourteen African countries: the West African CFA franc (where "CFA" stands for Communauté Financière Africaine, i.e. "African Financial Community" in English), used in eight West African countries ...

  4. East African shilling - Wikipedia

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    The East African shilling was the sterling unit of account in British -controlled areas of East Africa from 1921 until 1969. [2] It was issued by the East African Currency Board. It is also the proposed name for a common currency that the East African Community plans to introduce. The shilling was divided into 100 cents, and twenty shillings ...

  5. Ugandan shilling - Wikipedia

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    The first Ugandan shilling (UGS) replaced the East African shilling in 1966 at par. Following high inflation, a new shilling (UGX) was introduced in 1987 worth 100 old shillings. The shilling is usually a stable currency and predominates in most financial transactions in Uganda, which has a very efficient foreign exchange market with low spreads.

  6. Shell money - Wikipedia

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    The shell most widely used worldwide as currency was the shell of Cypraea moneta, the money cowry. This species is most abundant in the Indian Ocean, and was collected in the Maldive Islands, in Sri Lanka, along the Malabar coast, in Borneo and on other East Indian islands, and in various parts of the African coast from Ras Hafun to Mozambique.

  7. Tanzanian shilling - Wikipedia

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    Bank of Tanzania website. Valuation. Inflation. 5.6%. Source. The World Factbook, 2015 est. The shilling (Swahili: shilingi; abbreviation: TSh; code: TZS) is the currency of Tanzania. It is subdivided into 100 cents (senti in Swahili). The Tanzanian shilling replaced the East African shilling on 14 June 1966 at par. [1]

  8. Central African CFA franc - Wikipedia

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    The Central African CFA franc (French: franc CFA or simply franc; ISO code: XAF; abbreviation: F.CFA) is the currency of six independent states in Central Africa: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. These six countries had a combined population of 55.2 million in 2020, [1] and a combined ...

  9. East Africa Exchange - Wikipedia

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    East Africa Exchange. Coordinates: 01°56′37″S 30°03′34″E. The East Africa Exchange (EAX), also, East African Commodity Exchange, is a privately funded regional, agricultural commodities exchange in East Africa. It was launched in Kigali, Rwanda, in July 2014. [1] EAX is the third-largest agricultural commodities exchange in Africa ...

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