As Africa’s Population Crosses 1.5 Billion, The Demographic Window Is Opening; Getting The Dividend Requires More Time And Stronger Effort
Stories & Blogs ECAJul 12, 2024(Story )On the World Population Day 2024, the United Nations’ Population Division released the 28th edition of official World Population Prospects (WPP) and forecast.
Media Briefing on Ghana’s efforts to improve credit ratings and access to funding.
Stories & Blogs ECAJul 09, 2024(Story )Credit ratings provide an essential measure of relative credit risk, facilitating the efficient issuance and purchase of bonds and other debt instrument.
Experts Converge in Douala to review the 11th draft edition of the flagship report on Assessing Regional Integration in Africa
Stories & Blogs ECAJun 20, 2024(Story )The report examines the conditions necessary for the establishment of a continental customs union and common market as envisaged in the Abuja Treaty and the AfCFTA Agreement.
Zambia reviews and validates the draft Report of the implementation of Zambia’s National Industrial Policy
Stories & Blogs ECAJun 20, 2024(Story )The support to Zambia is part of technical assistance towards accelerating industrialization in Southern Africa under the United Nations Development Account 12th Tranche-funded project.
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Hosts Expert Group Meeting to Review Progress on Boosting Intra-African Trade
Stories & Blogs ECAJun 19, 2024(Story )The meeting aims to evaluate and enhance the implementation of the Boosting Intra-African Trade (BIAT) Action Plan, ensuring that it aligns with the transformative goals of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Despite challenges, Southern Africa has improved financial inclusion with adoption of digital financial services
Stories & Blogs ECAJun 18, 2024(Story )Countries in Southern Africa performed well on their financial inclusion, between 2011 and 2021, thanks to their rapid adoption of digital financial services including mobile money. This is according to financial experts at a webinar on the African Financ
AFCFTA-Anchored Pharmaceutical Initiative Ministerial Meeting on the endorsement of the Centralized Pooled Procurement Framework and signature of its Legal Instrument
Stories & Blogs ECAMay 16, 2024(Event )The implementation of the Pharma Initiative is anchored on the Africa Medicines Agency (AMA) and AfCFTA, geared towards fostering inclusive and sustainable socioeconomic development through a single market of approximately 1.4 billion people.
Money is Power: Leveraging Finance to Strengthen Women’s Financial Resilience in Africa
Stories & Blogs ECAApr 25, 2024(Story )Money makes the world go around, as they say. Conversely, the world stops if you do not have that resource.
Carbon tax on fossils fuels, marine and aviation transport could generate additional development financing for Africa
Stories & Blogs ECAApr 25, 2024(Story )A carbon taxation regime covering carbon tax on fossil fuel, maritime transport, and aviation could generate additional funds to support the Africa energy transition, says Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of ECA
Timely reforms of the global financial institutions and architecture crucial for sustainable development and financing for development in Africa
Stories & Blogs ECAApr 25, 2024(Story )African ministers and senior officials are calling for timely reform of the global financial institutions and architecture for sustainable development and financing for development in Africa.