Seventeen years ago, members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) decided they wanted a common currency, Eco. Launch of the Eco has been moved at least three times since, largely because member states have failed at meeting the terms for such a currency union.
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Stephen Onyekwelu
Stephen Onyekwelu is BusinessDay’s Strategy & Enterprise Delivery Executive, specialising in turning editorial vision into enterprise outcomes. A former Online News Editor and lead of the Go Local initiative (print, podcast & BDTV in partnership with Providus Bank), he blends investigative storytelling with platform strategy, conference design, and cross-functional delivery.
