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African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development have unanimously called on the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and its development partners to spearhead and support efforts that are important for Africa’s…
African Ministers of finance, economic planning and development who concluded their 53rd round of meetings in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, said the impact of COVID-19 on African economies was devastating.
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is to set up a Liquidity and Sustainability Facility (LSF) that would lower governments’ borrowing costs by increasing the demand for their sovereign bonds. It…
Organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) the 53rd session of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance and Development opens today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The coronavirus pandemic has deepened challenges faced by landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), particularly those in Africa.
Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia and Sudan are in debt distress while 11 other African countries are at high risk of debt distress as the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc…
African countries continue to trade more with the outside world than among themselves, according to findings of an Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) assessment report on progress made on regional integration in…
The Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on Wednesday urged African countries to adopt policy measures that encourage green investments aimed at increasing productivity to facilitate a durable recovery from the coronavirus crisis…
As the world is embracing new technologies such as 3D printing, Africa is likely to lose hundreds of thousands of jobs in the manufacturing sector. Unless the continent embraces these new technologies…
A senior U.S. Commerce official discusses trade and entrepreneurship with U.S. and Ethiopian businesswomen, and encourages prosperity through mutually beneficial commercial engagement.
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will hold its fifty-third session and the Conference of the African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, from 17 March to 23 March 2021…
Creating female-centric financial products and solutions for Africa’s power-force of women entrepreneurs is gaining momentum as a core focus for banking and financial services industries on the continent. Financially empowered women hold…
By Johan Borgstam – Team Europe delivering on its promise of Covid-19 Vaccines as a global public good; underlining EU-Africa partnership 2,184,000 vaccines arrived in Ethiopia today. To date and in one…
Before the onset of the deadly novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Africa was recording positive growth rates but not enough to achieve the sustainable development goals, says Economic Commission for Africa’s Bartholomew Armah.