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Experts’ meeting takes stock of Africa’s achievements

Experts’ meeting takes stock of Africa’s achievements

March 20, 2021

The 39th ECA Committee of Experts of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development on Friday discussed the Regional Coordination Mechanism of the UN agencies working in Africa’s…

Africa’s economic downturn affects SDGs progress

March 3, 2021

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.

African women’s empowerment in the AfCFTA era

February 23, 2021

The African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC), a unit of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), in collaboration with Business Unity South Africa (BUSA), will host a conference on leveraging the African…

African ministers discuss economic response to COVID-19

African ministers discuss economic response to COVID-19

February 9, 2021

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe, on Friday 5 February 2021 met with African Ministers in charge of finance and the Managing Director of the International…

UN report focuses on private sector’s resilience to COVID-19

December 15, 2020

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Tuesday launched its flagship Economic Report on Africa, titled: “Innovative Finance for Private Sector Development in Africa”, which among others focused on private sector’s resilience…