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Addis Ababa, 23 February 2021 (ECA) - “A vibrant construction sector is an indisputable driver of GDP growth in a country,” said Bartholomew Armah, Director of Macroeconomics and Governance at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). He was speaking during a ministerial webinar organised on 23 February to present African member States with the latest in a series of quarterly briefings to Ministers of Finance by the ECA Price Watch Centre for Africa, which focused on ‘Price Evolution in t...

Addis Ababa, 19 February 2021 (ECA) - “Current growth trajectories suggest that many countries will fail to achieve the SDGs by the 2030 deadline,” said Jean-Paul Adam, Director of Technology, Climate Change and Natural Resource Management at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). The ECA director underscored the importance of “reconstructing our socioeconomic systems by leveraging opportunities presented by green and low carbon development trajectories with a view to building a resil...

02/23/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/24/2021 02:26 ECA Price Watch points to construction sector as key driver of growth Addis Ababa, 23 February 2021 (ECA) - A vibrant construction sector is an indisputable driver of GDP growth in a country, said Bartholomew Armah, Director of Macroeconomics and Governance at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). He was speaking during a ministerial webinar organised on 23 February to present African member States with the latest in a s...

R3 Campaign Encourages Alabamians to Get Outdoors With the social distancing requirements from COVID-19, many people have turned to the outdoors to escape the impact of the lockdowns. The number of people fishing and hunting for a variety of game species has seen a boost, and Justin Grider wants to see that trend continue. Grider was recently named the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division’s R3 Coordinator. R3 is a national program that addresses ways to boost hunting and f...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 9, 2020 (ECA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta says he is determined to double down on efforts to back women entrepreneurs in Africa. Speaking at the online Africa Business Forum, hosted by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), he insisted that “our girls are equal in every single manner to our boys” and was committed to “work together not only in Kenya but across the continent, to ensure that women are able to take their rightful place in society.” ...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 8, 2021 (ECA) – Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, on Monday passionately delivered an inspiring keynote address during the Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) fourth African Business Forum, emphasizing the importance for African governments to create enabling regulatory environments, develop vibrant and sustainable financial and research support structures to spur innovation on the continent. Mr. Kenyatta said partnering with a broad range of technology pl...

Addis Ababa, 8 February 2021 (ECA) – Africa needs to at least double its energy supply from 250 gigawatts (GW) to 500GW by 2030 to build forward better from the COVID-19 pandemic and diversify its economies for sustainable development, said leaders from the continent’s innovation and trade development bodies, heads of policy advisory institutions, as well as private sector development champions, on Monday. They were speaking during a high-level debate on on “Innovative financing in energy...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 7, 2021 (ECA) – All is set for the Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) Fourth Business Forum, a unique gathering of African Heads of State, private sector executives and young ICT leaders and innovators which provides an invaluable opportunity to be part of a dialogue on business and development in Africa. At its fourth session, which takes place on 8 February 2021, the Africa Business Forum will focus on accelerating the role of the private sector through...

01/28/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/28/2021 19:27 More countries sign-up to AfCFTA since free trade area opened for business Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 28 January 2021, ECA - The number of countries that have ratified the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement is approaching 40 with the continents leadership showing immense political will towards achieving its aspirations. The African Union Commissions (AUC) Trade Commissioner, Albert Muchanga, said during an In...

Yaounde, 29 January 2021 (ECA) – With technical support from the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), public and private sector representatives have consolidated a comprehensive framework to render Cameroon’s local pharmaceutical sector better structured, resilient, productive, competitive and viable in the short term. Within this new dispensation, the Government of Cameroon hopes to steer local actors to capture a more sizeable part of the circa the FCFA 200 billion (US$ 36...