Monrovia, Feb. 4 -- Major statutory meetings of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) open Wednesday, February 4, in Monrovia, bringing together top regional policymakers to review macroeconomic performance and advance plans for West Africa's proposed single currency, the ECO.

The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), in collaboration with the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), announced that the Joint ECOWAS meetings involving the West African Monetary Agency (WAMA), the West African Monetary Institute (WAMI), and the West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM) will run from February 4 to 13, 2026.

Held twice annually on a rotational basis among Member States, the statutory meetings...