{"id":468023,"date":"2026-09-07T12:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T11:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/sb_session\/central-bank-governors-panel-one-continent-one-currency-one-central-bank-setting-the-regulatory-course-for-2028-2034\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T09:00:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T08:00:50","slug":"central-bank-governors-panel-one-continent-one-currency-one-central-bank-setting-the-regulatory-course-for-2028-2034","status":"publish","type":"sb_session","link":"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/en\/sb_session\/central-bank-governors-panel-one-continent-one-currency-one-central-bank-setting-the-regulatory-course-for-2028-2034\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Bank Governors Panel | One continent, one currency, one central bank: Setting the regulatory course for 2028\u20132034"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The African Union&#8217;s endgame &#8211; a single currency under an African Central Bank (ACB) &#8211; is gaining traction, with its precursor, the African Monetary Institute, opening in September 2026.\u00a0 For union to succeed, central bank governors must settle where to begin converging. Leading with top-down macroeconomic alignment, such as bringing inflation, deficits and debt into line, risks delaying integration amid domestic fiscal crises. Converserly, starting with payment systems and banking prudential requirements offers immediate trade benefits but leaves currency volatility unaddressed. With the ACB\u2019s 2028\u20132034 launch window approaching, which sovereign powers should central banks surrender first to prevent monetary integration from stalling?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Which criteria take priority: aligning macroeconomic targets or unifying cross-border banking prudential rules?<\/li>\n<li>How can regional payment systems interlink effectively without exposing stable economies to external currency shocks?<\/li>\n<li>Private sector implications: What mechanisms will protect smaller, localised banking sectors during the transition to a single regulatory framework?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","evenement-salon":[250],"class_list":["post-468023","sb_session","type-sb_session","status-publish","hentry","evenement-salon-250"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Central Bank Governors Panel | One continent, one currency, one central bank: Setting the regulatory course for 2028\u20132034 - The African Financial Summit Platform<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/en\/sb_session\/central-bank-governors-panel-one-continent-one-currency-one-central-bank-setting-the-regulatory-course-for-2028-2034\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Central Bank Governors Panel | One continent, one currency, one central bank: Setting the regulatory course for 2028\u20132034 - The African Financial Summit Platform\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The African Union&#8217;s endgame &#8211; a single currency under an African Central Bank (ACB) &#8211; is gaining traction, with its precursor, the African Monetary Institute, opening in September 2026.\u00a0 For union to succeed, central bank governors must settle where to begin converging. 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