Strong calls for innovative financing and reform of the international financial system to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa
Stories & Blogs ECAApr 01, 2024(Story )urgent action is needed to increase capital flows into developing countries, particularly in Africa to make the SDGs stimulus a reality. Said Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General
African countries to dominate the world’s top 10 growing economies, ECA report.
Stories & Blogs ECAMar 28, 2024(Story )African countries are predicted to dominate the world’s top 10 highest growing economies in 2024, according to a report on Recent Economic and Social Developments in Africa.
Effective financial markets, key to sustainable development in Africa
Stories & Blogs ECAOct 12, 2023(Press Release )Africa needs strong financial markets to unlock much needed capital to drive sustainable development on the continent, the acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Antonio Pedro, has urged.
African Ministers discuss comprehensive reform proposals for the IMF and the World Bank at the 2023 Annual Meetings
Stories & Blogs ECAOct 10, 2023(Press Release )African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development have called for key reforms of the Bretton Woods Institutions at the 2023 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund.
Unstoppable Africa 2023: Shaping A Future Of Prosperity And Innovation
Stories & Blogs UN Global CompactSep 25, 2023(News )Boosting Africa’s standing in the global economy and establish the continent as the foremost destination for business, trade, and investment
3rd Edition of the NTA Africa Conference: Focus on Demographic Dividend, Generational Economics and Sustainable Development in Africa
Stories & Blogs ECASep 01, 2023(Story )The Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA/SRO-WA), in partnership with the NTA Africa Network via its Secretariat, the Regional Consortium for Research in Generational Economy (CREG), the Population
Harmonised methods for informal cross border trade data collection critical in monitoring intra-African Trade
Stories & Blogs ECAApr 28, 2023(Story )There are no agreed methods to accurately measure cross border trade, experts said at the first physical meeting of the ...
Without good governance, development in Africa is dead on arrival, says Mohamed Ibn Chambas
Stories & Blogs ECAMar 21, 2023(Story )Emphasizing the vital role of good governance in achieving sustainable development and transformation across Africa.
Africa must urgently invest in economic recovery, Finance Ministers Urge.
Stories & Blogs ECAMar 21, 2023(Story )Africa should deploy innovative resource mobilization and accelerate economic recovery from multiple crises