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Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, 8th November 2022 - Africa Day took place on Tuesday the 8th November 2022 at the Africa Pavilion at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

Dodoma, Tanzania, 31 October 2022 (ECA) - The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania launches the 2022 population and housing census initial results together with the Census Results Utilization Guidelines on 31 October 2022 at Jamhuri Stadium, Dodoma Region in Tanzania. The launch event was officiated by Her Excellence Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United

Addis Ababa, 07 November 2022 (ECA) - Africa - on the verge of economic transformation - needs high quality statistics to inform development planning and to monitor progress on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), says Mr. Oliver Chinganya, Director of the African Center for Statistics of the Economic Commission for Africa (ACS).“National statistical systems have a central

Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, 9 November 2022 (ECA) – At COP27 in Sharm el-Sheik, heads of state and senior government officials from the Western Indian Ocean region and representatives of IUCN, the African Union, the UN Economic Commission for Africa and the World Economic Forum discussed progress made on the Great Blue Wall and pledged their support for this innovative ocean

Sharm El-Sheikh, 7 November 2022 (ECA) - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) today kickstarted its COP 27 activities with a gathering of global leaders who expressed enthusiasm and pledged commitment to accelerating action on the Great Blue Wall Initiative (GBW).“All of us here are advocates, promoters, and leaders in the blue space.

Addis Ababa, 1 November 2022 (ECA) – To do business with the UN, Suppliers need a good understanding of the procurement processes in order to deliver quality goods and services in a professional manner to support the United Nations operations.Speaking at the Annual UN Business Seminar for 2022 organized for suppliers of the United Nations systems in Ethiopia, Ms.

Addis Ababa, 30 October 2022 (ECA) – The Innovative Finance and Capital Markets Section of the Private Sector Development and Finance Division at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and Frontclear conducted a training programme to bolster the Ugandan banking sector’s capacity to participate in Tradeclear. Tradeclear Uganda is a Frontclear umbrella guarantee

Addis Ababa, 30 October 2022 (ECA) – The Innovative Finance and Capital Markets Section, Private Sector Development and Finance Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and Frontclear, have launched a technical assistance programme to support the Bank of Tanzania in its efforts to develop the local money and interbank markets. The technical assistance

Addis Ababa, 3 November 2022 (ECA) – Africa must invest in Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education for women and girls, disciplines which would boost their economic empowerment and access to digital finance.Keiso Matashane-Marite, Acting Chief of the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Section, Gender, Poverty and Social Policy Division at the

Addis Ababa, 31 October 2022 (ECA) – Africa needs to mobilize innovative financing for development programmes and effectively manage its debt burden, which left untackled, threatens economic growth.A workshop on Debt Management, organized for policy makers from different African countries and research institutions to share challenges and best practices in debt management,