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Sharm El-Sheikh, 26 May 2023 (ECA) - Deputy Executive Secretary and Chief Economist of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Hanan Morsy, has called for continued collective action in support of the Africa High-level Working Group on Global Financial Architecture (HLWG).“Our key objective is to build African consensus on what needs to be done and amplify the continent's
Addis Ababa, 24 May 2023, (ECA) - Africa should accelerate the full implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area while creating a conducive business environment to attract private sector participation in one of the largest free trade areas in the world, experts have urged.The AfCFTA is a free trade area launched in 2019 by African countries to create a single
Sharm El-Sheikh, 22 May 2023 – African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development have called for reforms of the IMF’s Special Drawing Rights (SDR) system to strengthen the global financial safety net and make more liquidity available to developing countries.The call for reforms was made during a meeting of the Africa High-level Working Group on the Global
Juba, 19 May 2023 (ECA) – The Government of the Republic of South Sudan has pledged to establish a coordinating structure to accelerate infrastructure projects along the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia-Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor. This announcement was made by the Transport Minister, Mr.
Interview with Victor Konde, Scientific Affairs Officer at the Technology, Climate Change and Natural Resources Division, ECA Q. The Science, Technology and Innovation Forum has become an integral part of the annual African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development on assessing SDGs implementation. What was the focus of the STI forum held in Niamey in early 2023?VK: The Fifth