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London, UK, 25 November 2022 (ECA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will spur Africa’s industrialisation and deepen regional integration provided the continent institutes supportive policy reforms and foster trade, experts predict.The AfCFTA which entered into force in May 2019, is the world’s largest free trade area and a single market for goods and services

Niamey, Niger, 23 November 2022 (ECA) - Africa - rich in natural assets - should invest in industrialization and boost trade to accelerate economic development, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Antonio Pedro, has urged. “Africa’s sustainable economic transformation requires an accelerated and sustainable industrialization, said Mr. Pedro. “It is

Niamey, Niger, 23 November 2022 (ECA) - African countries should articulate effective policies, strategies and programmes and take action to promote trade and exports in order to realize the objectives of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Economic Commission for Africa, Acting Executive Secretary, Mr. Antonio Pedro, said.Mr.

Lisa White was appointed commissioner for employee relations by the NYPD in May - a position which came with a $241,000 per year salary. She is a longtime friend of NYC Mayor Eric Adams.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) is a longtime friend and associate to a senior New York Police Department official earning hundreds of thousands of dollars per year in her new role, records show.

Lusaka, 21 November 2022 (ECA) – Today the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) kicks off a four (4) day applied training program on the Integrated Planning and Reporting Toolkit (IPRT) for stakeholders, from the Zambia Ministry of Finance and National Planning and other key line Ministries.

Maputo, Mozambique, 18 November 2022 - As we continue to support the economic reforms being undertaken by the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, in collaboration with its Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Revenue, ECA organized a Study Tour to the Mozambique Revenue Authority on 16-18 November 2022.

Victoria, Seychelles, 17 November 2022 (ECA) - The joint Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts meeting organised by two offices of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in Central and Eastern Africa, in collaboration with the Government of Seychelles was held (ICSOE) on 15-17 November in Mahe Seychelles.The High-level policymakers, heads of

Addis Ababa, 16 November 2022 (ECA) - The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) hosts a celebration for Africa Statistics Day 2022 on the theme “Strengthening data system by modernizing the production and use of agricultural statistics with a view of informing policies to improve resilience in agriculture, nutrition, and food security on the African Continent.” The event is

Sharm El-Sheikh, 16 November 2022 (ECA) - African countries should use the innovative Africa Exchange Trade Platform (ATEX) and boost digital trade in critical commodities under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).ATEX is a digital business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-government (B2G) exchange platform developed by ECA and the African Export-Import Bank