I believe that this ties in with our proposals to refocus WAMA so it can also deliver most efficiently on the objectives behind its establishment. The ECOWAS sub-region has for long championed the cause of economic and monetary integration.
We are now at a stage where we need to take stock of our activities to examine the record of what we have been able to achieve as a sub-region and develop strategies for the way forward, to build on stabilization, to accelerate growth and become significant participants in international trade and capital flows.