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WorldStage Newsonline– The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has urged the private sector to “own and drive” the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement.
Economic Commission for Africa urges private sector to own, drive AfCFTA agreement Read More
Young people in Africa have pledged to work harder and ensure that the continent achieves its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
Africa’s youth pledge commitment to achieving SDGs by 2030 Read More With many African countries struggling from the shackles of debt servicing amid downward economic trend occasioned by COVID-19, a ‘New Deal’ worth 7.1 trillion dollars has been suggested as the only solution.
Africa requires $7.1trn ‘New Deal’ to recover from pandemic – ECA Read More No fewer than 22 African countries are said to be languishing in serious debt crisis as at June, even as financial requirement to meet the sustainable development goals have widened by an extra 70 per cent.
Africa: 22 nations in debt crisis as SDGs requirement hit $4.2 trn Read More Mr David Luke, Coordinator, African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC), Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has charged member countries on the significance of the free movement protocol.
AfCFTA: ECA tasks member countries on free movement protocol Read More
A new report launched by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on the impact of COVID-19 on e-commerce in the continent, shows that the pandemic, bad as it is, has opened up new opportunities for the continent’s digital economy.
COVID-19 has opened new opportunities in digital economy in Africa – ECA Read More African governments have begun developing modalities to fill the annual development-financing gap of 92.8 billion dollars to implement the 2030 Agenda, achieve Agenda 2063 and actualise the Paris Agreement.
African govt. develop modalities for $92.8b annual development financing gap Read More The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) says the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will harmonise investment rules between its member countries and the rest of the world to create equal opportunity.
AfCFTA will harmonise investment rules, create equal opportunity for members – ECA Read More WorldStage Newsonline– For Africa to recover from the devastating COVID-19 pandemic, it will require Science, technology, innovation as well as ability to create sustainable jobs , according to Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
COVID-19: ECA chief advocates Science, Technology, Innovation as key to Africa’s recovery Read More The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), African Development Bank (AfDB) and African Union Commission (AUC) have inaugurated the second Africa Regional Integration Index (ARII 2019).
Stakeholders call for integration as AfDB, others inaugurate second Africa Regional Integration Index Read More