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Addis Ababa, 29 June 2022 (ECA): The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) organized a Multi-stakeholder Conference today to conclude two years of important cooperation in support of deepening African integration, with a focus on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).Speaking on

Economic inclusion initiatives benefit 92m: WB WASHINGTON, January 27, 2021 Economic inclusion programs, which help boost income and assets of the world’s poorest, are on the rise in 75 countries, reaching approximately 20 million poor and vulnerable households, and benefitting nearly 92 million individuals. This surge comes at a crucial time, as more than 700 million people around the world face extreme poverty, a number on the rise for the first time in two decades. According to the Worl...

Unprecedented surge in these programs seen in 2020, World Bank report says WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2021 – Economic inclusion programs, which help boost income and assets of the world’s poorest, are on the rise in 75 countries, reaching approximately 20 million poor and vulnerable households, and benefitting nearly 92 million individuals. This surge comes at a crucial time, as more than 700 million people around the world face extreme poverty, a number on the rise for the first time in two deca...