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West African Bankers' Association
Association des banques de l'Afrique de l'ouest (ABAO)
AbbreviationWABA
TypeIndustry trade group and professional association
Region served
West Africa
Secretary General
Agbai Abosi
President
Eddy Ogbogu
Websitewww.waba-abao.org

The West African Bankers' Association (WABA; Template:Lang-fr) is a professional association of banking and financial services and institutions in West Africa.

It has its headquarters and offices in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.

History

The WABA was created in August 10th 1981 with the main purpose of supporting and developing the West African Clearing House (WACH).[1]

Membership and organization

The organization has banking, securities, and auditing institutions, and individual members. The secretary general is Agbai Abosi, with Eddy Ogbogu as president.

The central banks of each participating countries financed the association. The WABA serves as an intermediary between banks and the sub-regional committee of the central banks.[1]

The association is located in Freetown, Sierra Leone.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "About us". Waba-abao.org. Retrieved 22 November 2016.