Tag: Sustainable development
IMF sets out policy steps to reduce vulnerabilities and raise sub-Saharan Africa’s medium-term growth
08 May 18 NewsGrowth in sub-Saharan Africa is projected to pick up modestly from 2⅔ percent in 2017 to 3½ percent in 2018, the IMF said in its latest Regional Economic Outlook for sub-Saharan...
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07 May 18 NewsThe two-day Ministerial Session of the EAC Council starts today in Arusha. The meeting will, inter alia, consider the Status of Implementation of the EAC Brand Architecture Strateg...
President Kagame co-chairs Broadband Commission Meeting, addresses Transform Africa Economic Forum
07 May 18 NewsPresident Paul Kagame this morning co-chaired the opening of the 2018 Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development Annual Spring Meeting alongside Co-chair, Carlos Slim, a...
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04 May 18 NewsConsultant to support the AfCFTA negotiations process:
The consultant will, inter alia, perform the following key tasks: Assist in the finalization of the annexes to the AfCFTA Ag...
Debt warning lights flash for poorest countries, experts say
04 May 18 NewsTop economists from UNCTAD and the International Monetary Fund agree it’s time to sound the alarm on rising public debt in many low-income countries but disagree on how loudly th...
DG Azevêdo launches report on role of trade in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals
04 May 18 NewsWTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo met UN Secretary-General António Guterres on 3 May 2018 to present him with a new WTO report on how trade is contributing to achieving the Un...
Eastern Africa has doubled its income per capita in a decade: ECA
04 May 18 NewsEastern Africa continues to grow rapidly. As a result, the region’s average per capita income reached 740 USD in 2016, double the figure ten years earlier.
“Albeit from a very...
A new vision for the cocoa sector: Berlin Declaration of the 4th World Cocoa Conference
26 Apr 18 NewsThe 4th World Cocoa Conference was held on 22-25 April 2018 in Berlin, Germany. The four-day event saw intense but engaging and exciting conversation, dialogue, debate, b...
IMF regional consultation with the West African Economic and Monetary Union
26 Apr 18 NewsOn March 26, 2018, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with WAEMU.
Economic activity remains strong but vu...
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24 Apr 18 NewsRequest for research proposals: Regional growth and development for southern Africa’s prosperity. Deadline for submissions: 25 May 2018
Featured African trade and development ne...
African Financial Governance Outlook: Effective public financial management for sustainable development
24 Apr 18 NewsThe AfDB and ACBF have published the first African Financial Governance Outlook (AFGO), a new flagship report to enrich understanding of public financial management (PFM) and its c...
Structural change for inclusive and sustainable industrial development
24 Apr 18 NewsThis report from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) highlights the importance of the manufacturing sector in economic development and, with a focus...
Africa’s energy transition: Opportunities and challenges for decent work
24 Apr 18 NewsAfrica’s energy landscape is changing, but not in a uniform direction. New discoveries of oil and gas are accompanying the expansion of renewable energy generation. What does the...
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20 Apr 18 NewsCHOGM 2018 updates
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Communiqué: “Towards a Common Future”
On Intra-Commonwealth Trade and Investment: “With the goal of expanding i...
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Communiqué: “Towards a Common Future”
20 Apr 18 NewsIntroduction
Commonwealth Heads of Government met in the United Kingdom from 19 to 20 April 2018 and discussed how the Commonwealth can contribute to a future which is fairer, m...
COMESA holds workshop to enhance regional integration programme
18 Apr 18 NewsThe final activity of a project that aims at contributing to COMESA’s overall goals of having sustainable economic development and poverty reduction in the region was held in Lus...
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17 Apr 18 NewsPress coverage of the first day of the Trade Law Centre, Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce, Zimbabwe Network of Customs and Excise Experts AfCFTA awareness workshop
The Africa...
Short-sighted investment endangers development progress for hundreds of millions of people – UN report
17 Apr 18 NewsWhile a moderate upturn in the world economy led to more development financing in 2017, a new United Nations report out on 13 April 2018 revealed that the vast majority of investme...
Senegal Economic Update: Recent growth drivers and the role of agriculture in developing a resilient and inclusive economy
16 Apr 18 NewsThis Senegal Economic Update (SEU) evaluates the recent (2016‐17) growth performance and macroeconomic policies in Senegal, thus providing a basis for the policy dialog with the ...
Africa crafts message of sustainability for international climate negotiations
16 Apr 18 NewsAction on climate change and sustainable development together is the way forward for Africa. That is the top-line message that regional, public and private sector delegates will ca...