CHAPTER FOURTEEN
MONETARY AND FINANCIAL CO-OPERATION
ARTICLE 82
Scope of Co-operation
1.
In order to promote the achievement of the objectives of the Community
as set out in Article 5 of this Treaty, the Partner States undertake to co-operate
in monetary and fiscal matters in accordance with the approved macro-economic
policies harmonisation programmes and convergence framework
of the
Community in order to establish monetary stability within the Community
aimed at facilitating economic integration efforts and the attainment of
sustainable economic development of the Community. To this end, the Partner
States shall:
2.
(a)
co-operate in monetary and financial matters and maintain the
convertibility of their currencies as a basis for the establishment of
a Monetary Union;
(b)
harmonise their macro-economic policies especially in exchange rate
policy, interest rate policy, monetary and fiscal policies; and
(c)
remove obstacles to the free movement of goods, services and capital
within the Community.
The Partner States shall in order to implement the provisions of
paragraph 1 of this Article, inter alia:
(a)
maintain the existing convertibility of their currencies to promote
the use of national currencies in the settlement of payments for all
transactions among the Partner States thereby economising on the
use of foreign currency;
(b)
take measures that would facilitate trade and capital movement
within the Community;
(c)
develop, harmonise and eventually integrate the financial systems
of the Partner States; and
(d)
implement the provisions of this Treaty relating to monetary and
financial co-operation.
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