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Foreign exchange reserves in Africa: benefits, costs and political economy considerations

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Foreign exchange reserves are an integral part of the policy toolkit in African countries. Based on a survey of African central banks, this paper relates the reasons for holding reserves to some of the economic circumstances in their countries. It also discusses how African central banks address any political economy challenges arising from investing scarce resources into safe but low-yielding foreign exchange reserves.

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  • Jochen Schanz, 2019. "Foreign exchange reserves in Africa: benefits, costs and political economy considerations," BIS Papers, Bank for International Settlements, number 105, October –.
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