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Dakar, Senegal, 02 June 2023 - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), through its Sub-Regional Office for West Africa, in partnership with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is organizing a regional workshop from June 12 to 13 in Dakar to review the study draft report on regional value

Language English Dakar, Senegal, 02 June 2023 - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), through its Sub-Regional Office for West Africa, in partnership with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is organizing a regional workshop from June 12 to 13 in Dakar to review the study draft report on regional value chain opportunities development in West Africa in the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). This two-day workshop aims to : Share this: facebook twitter email print

Zimbabwe's treasury has announced measures to encourage the use of the local dollar as opposed to the US dollar, in a bid to boost the local unit and tame rising consumer inflation...

Migration is a development challenge. About 184 million people—2.3 percent of the world’s population—live outside of their country of nationality, and almost half of them are in low- and middle-income countries. In this episode of The Development Podcast, we explore the conversation around migration, from global economic imbalances, demographic changes, and conflict, to the opportunities it can bring to people and host communities. To unpack this and more, we speak to Xavier Devictor, the World Bank’s co-Director for this year’s World Development Report and four individuals, includin...

In Pakistan, however, industry/value addition is relegated to secondary position in reward to investment in real...