Tag: Sustainable development
UN deputy launches powerful tool for least developed countries
07 Jun 18 NewsAmina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, launched a unique policy compendium in Geneva on 6 June 2018 that aims to assist governments of the world’s mos...
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06 Jun 18 NewsConcluding today, in Addis: Expert group meeting on the theme Poverty, inequality and jobs in Africa
Diarise: 25th SWIFT African Regional Conference (20-22 June, Kigali) on the th...
Plug tax loopholes before fighting illegal financial flows
06 Jun 18 NewsEfforts to raise revenue for investment in development projects should focus first on capturing the billions of dollars hidden from tax authorities through legal maneuvers, experts...
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05 Jun 18 NewsFeatured tweet, @AntheVrijlandt: Frank Matsaert at Africa Summit – partnership between Europe and Africa should be about mutual trade flows. Now, for every four containers import...
EU’s Malmström: bad domestic policies also make trade unfair
05 Jun 18 NewsEU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström says domestic policy choices, such as taxation, are just as responsible as global trade rules for determining who benefits from globalizati...
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04 Jun 18 NewsDr Donald Kaberuka: There is a time for everything – the African Continental Free Trade Area (pdf, Wilson Center)
That said, the AfCFTA is not just about physical merchandise. I...
ACP negotiating mandate for the Post-Cotonou Partnership Agreement with the European Union unanimously adopted
04 Jun 18 NewsThe Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) negotiating mandate for the Post-Cotonou Partnership Agreement with the European Union was unanimously adopted at the 107th Session of the A...
Mauritius Declaration on Digitalisation and Sustainable Tourism
29 May 18 NewsTourism is one of the largest and fastest growing sectors in the world that is fueling growth, creating jobs, opening up business opportunities for SMEs and providing pathways out ...
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25 May 18 NewsDiarise: The private sector and regional integration in Southern Africa – accelerating opportunities for investment and growth (11-13 June, Lilongwe)
Selected commentaries:
Pie...
AUC, Sweden and UNDP partner to speed up action on continent’s legal agreements to boost development
25 May 18 NewsThe African Union Commission (AUC), Sweden, and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have joined efforts to boost the number of African countries signing up to and adopting ...
Ministers from landlocked developing countries call for improved trade, transport and economic opportunities
22 May 18 NewsAchieving the SDGs in Landlocked Developing Countries through Connectivity and Trade Facilitation
Ministers and senior government officials from landlocked developing countries (L...
Inquiry into Australia’s trade and investment relationships with the countries of Africa
21 May 18 NewsOn 13 June 2017, the Australian Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee launched an inquiry into Australia’s trade and investment relationships with the countries...
Structural transformation and export diversification in Southern Africa
18 May 18 NewsWhat determines economic disparities among countries and how can we move forward to reduce these income gaps?
The development economics literature has studied how countries get ri...
Economic growth ‘exceeds expectations’ but trade tensions are rising: UN report
18 May 18 NewsGlobal economic growth in 2018 is exceeding expectations but heightened geopolitical tension and uncertainty over international trade could thwart progress, according to a new Unit...
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16 May 18 NewsAUC holding workshop series to develop next phase of PIDA
The Arab and the Maghreb Union and IGAD were the first of the eight RECs to kick-start a continental consultative process...
Developing an inclusive South Africa: World Bank Group releases its Systematic Country Diagnostic
16 May 18 NewsSouth Africa can achieve more inclusive and sustainable development with coordinated reforms across a broad range of areas that maximize development impact and address constraints ...
Managing Africa’s resources: Time to stop the ‘dig and export’ model, improve governance, create linkages
14 May 18 NewsThe UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has just released the fifth edition of the African Governance Report (AGR V), which urges countries endowed with abundant natural resour...
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11 May 18 NewsStarting today, in Addis: Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. Pointers: Agenda and programme, Side events, Documents.
Highlighted docume...
New strategic directions of the ECA: Putting ideas into action for an empowered and transformed Africa
11 May 18 NewsThe year 2018 marks the sixtieth anniversary of the establishment of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). The occasion presents an opportunity to reflect on the contribution o...
The future of work in African agriculture: Trends and drivers of change
10 May 18 NewsThis ILO report synthesises available evidence regarding how salient demographic and economic trends in sub-Saharan Africa are influencing the future of work in agriculture. It als...