Tag: Economic Development
ECOWAS leaders reaffirm commitment to meet 2020 deadline for common currency
25 Oct 17 NewsECOWAS member states have made firm commitments towards the acceleration of the processes leading to the use of the single currency by 2020.
This came to light at the 4th meeting ...
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24 Oct 17 Newstralac’s Annual Report 2016-2017 is posted. Based on a review of the 2016-2017 work programme, and feedback from our stakeholders, our priority focus areas are: Global trade gove...
Taming the tides of high inflation: Policy options for South Sudan
24 Oct 17 NewsEconomic developments – Soaring inflation, poverty, and food insecurity
The Republic of South Sudan emerged in 2011 from decades of conflict as the world’s newest independent ...
Countries commit to strong action on human capital to drive economic growth
23 Oct 17 NewsAt the World Bank Group’s 2017 Annual Meetings, seven countries committed to transformational investments in people either at home or at the global level.
These commitments foll...
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20 Oct 17 NewsDigital innovation in trade finance: have we reached a tipping point? (Swift)
The Boston Consulting Group published a white paper, to which SWIFT contributed, on digital innovatio...
Running the numbers: making extractives count for Africa
20 Oct 17 NewsAs African resource-rich countries battle with the macroeconomic impact of the dip in global commodity prices, many look back at the 2004-2013 upswing in the commodity cycle and co...
Fintechs and the financial side of global value chains – Statistical implications
20 Oct 17 NewsDocument prepared for the Working Party on Financial Statistics to be held on 6 and 7 November 2017 at the OECD Conference Centre
Summary
Structural changes to the trade fin...
Africa’s economic performance improves in 2017
18 Oct 17 NewsAfrica’s economic outlook improved in 2017 compared with 2016 and is expected to gain momentum in 2018. GDP growth in 2017 is expected at 3.0% up from 2.2 in 2016 and projected t...
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13 Oct 17 NewsUpdated World Bank macro poverty outlook reports: Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
AU’s STC on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning ...
3rd Session of the Specialized Technical Committee on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning and Integration
13 Oct 17 NewsThe African Union Commission is organizing the Third Session of the Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning and Integration in Ad...
Africa’s Pulse: Committed leaders, well-coordinated policies essential for facing the skills balancing act in Sub-Saharan Africa
11 Oct 17 NewsTackling Africa’s Skills Gap to Build More Robust and Diversified Economies
Sub-Saharan Africa’s economies are experiencing a modest recovery, with gross domestic product (GDP...
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10 Oct 17 NewsFeatured tweet, @WTODGAZEVEDO: Informal WTO ministerial gathering in Marrakesh just finished. Encouraged by the political support and focused discussions as we approach MC11. In Pr...
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04 Oct 17 NewsProfiled trade and regional integration editorial commentaries: (i) New Times: EAC could achieve more if all member states moved at the same pace; (ii) Business Day: Catch-22 of tr...
Zambia: 2018 Budget Address
02 Oct 17 News“Accelerating fiscal fitness for sustained inclusive growth, without leaving anyone behind”
Budget Address delivered by the Minister of Finance, Hon. Felix C. Mutati, to ...
UNDP launches study on income inequality in sub-Saharan Africa
22 Sep 17 NewsLandmark publication stresses that addressing income disparities in the region will be key to reaching SDGs
It is only by addressing the challenge of income inequality that Africa...
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18 Sep 17 NewsToday, in Addis: Informal meeting of AU Ministers of Trade
The main objectives of the meeting are to: (i) take stock of recent developments in the negotiations at the WTO since th...
United Nations urges end to austerity, calls for ambition to rebalance global economy and achieve prosperity for all
15 Sep 17 NewsThe global economy appears stuck on its path to recovery. A new UNCTAD report, the Trade and Development Report, 2017: Beyond Austerity – Towards a Global New Deal, sets out...
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13 Sep 17 NewsFeatured trade finance tweet, from @AUTradeIndustry:
In 2014, SMEs constituted more than 80% of enterprises in Africa, but they accounted for only 28% of banks’ trade finance po...
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12 Sep 17 NewsLaunched today in Abuja: Nigerian Tax Research Network
Profiled presentations from UNCTAD’s Trade and Development Board meeting: Evolution of the international trading system an...
IMF Executive Board 2017 Article IV Consultation with Swaziland
12 Sep 17 NewsOn September 1, 2017, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund concluded the Article IV consultation with the Kingdom of Swaziland.
Since the 2010 fis...