Tag: Economic Development
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10 Nov 17 NewsFeatured African trade tweets:
@AnnMbiruru: Good news for transporters from Dar. Only 3 police roadblocks are official in Tanzania between Dar es Salaam and Mutukula, said TZ Pres...
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08 Nov 17 NewsUnderway in Moroni, Comoros: the 21st Meeting of Intergovernmental Committee of Experts – Eastern Africa on the theme Transformative growth in Eastern Africa – catalysts and co...
East Africans discuss how to pave the way for transformative growth
08 Nov 17 NewsIndustrial-led growth is an important driver in achieving national development targets. This was underscored at the 21st meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE)...
Zambia makes steady progress in financial inclusion but many women still excluded
08 Nov 17 NewsAlmost 40 percent of Zambia’s adult population are formally financially included, or over 3.5 million people. This is according to the FinScope Zambia 2015 survey, which says the...
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07 Nov 17 NewsUnderway in Abuja: The 4th, and last, meeting of the Continental Free Trade Area technical working groups
Underway in Lusaka: 1st African Union Symposium on Special Economic Zones...
Combating cross border corruption – UNDP partners with national and local authorities to stop the vice
07 Nov 17 NewsDuring the long dry seasons, the cattle keeping people of Karamoja will cross over into Kenya looking for water and pasture for their animals.
The same is true for their brothers ...
Sustaining high growth in sub-Saharan Africa
07 Nov 17 NewsSpeech by Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director of the African Department, IMF
London School of Economics, 6 November 2017
It is a pleasure to be with you all this evening and my thanks...
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06 Nov 17 NewsToday, in Arusha: Review of draft concept note, TOR, Roadmap and budget estimates for development of EAC Political Confederation Constitution
Starting today, in Abuja: ECOWAS Comm...
Namibia: 2017/18 Mid-Year Budget Review and Medium-Term Policy Statement
06 Nov 17 NewsMid-Year Budget Review Tabling Speech presented by Calle Schlettwein, Minister of Finance, on 2 November 2017
While the global economic landscape offers a window of opportunity fo...
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03 Nov 17 NewsTransforming African economies through smart trade and industrial policy (UNECA)
The present report builds on the recommendations of the 2015 Economic Report on Africa throug...
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02 Nov 17 News@AUTradeIndustry: the 1st Trade Policy Dialogue Forum kicks off at AU to promote exchange of stakeholders’ views on CFTA and private sector development
Underway, in Cape Town: f...
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31 Oct 17 NewsA reminder: The Doing Business 2018 report was released today. Read more here.
South Africa’s September trade statistics: another surplus (SARS)
The R4bn trade balance surplus ...
Growth, inequalities and employment in Africa in focus during 3rd STC on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning and Integration
31 Oct 17 NewsThe Ministerial segment of the Third Specialized Technical Committee on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning and Integration opened in Addis Ababa on 26 October 2017. ...
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30 Oct 17 NewsDoing Business 2018 launches tomorrow. Selected previews:
(i) Ilyas M. Dawaleh (Djibouti’s Minister of Economy and Finance): We, govt of Djibouti, did great jobs in recent year...
Sub-Saharan Africa: The path to recovery
30 Oct 17 NewsThe broad-based slowdown in sub-Saharan Africa is easing, and growth is expected to pick up to 2.6 percent in 2017 from last year's 1.4 percent, the IMF said in its latest Regional...
The sub-Saharan African services economy: Insights and trends
30 Oct 17 NewsWhile sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) accounts for a small share (1.8%) of global commercial services trade volume, SSA services trade volume has grown rapidly in recent years, accounting...
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27 Oct 17 NewsComparative perspective: The Asian Economic Integration Report 2017
This year’s Asian Economic Integration Report (pdf) introduces a new composite index to gauge the progress of...
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26 Oct 17 NewsAGOA Forum 2017: the report of the conference proceedings is published
Underway, in Dar: 2nd phase of training on the Tariff Reform Impact Simulation Tool. [Details of an earlier ...
IMF Executive Board 2017 Article IV Consultation with Zambia
26 Oct 17 NewsOn October 6, 2017, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Zambia.
The near-term outlook for the Zambian...
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25 Oct 17 NewsUnderway at the WTO: WAEMU’s Trade Policy Review (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo)
Global Investment Competitiveness Report 2017...