This symbol reflects a strong political will and a long-lasting process of economic and political integration: •  towards an open market economy,  •  towards free competition,  •  towards tolerance and democracy,  •  towards freedom and peace. 6  BIS Review 93/2001
At the 24th Meeting of the Convergence Council of Ministers and Governors of Central Banks of the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ), it was yet again agreed that the dateline for the single currency and monetary union in the WAMZ should be postponed to January 1st 2015.