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Banking on success? leveraging the banking sector better for accelerated structural transformation
(2017-11)
One of the major limiting factors for growth and transformation in Eastern Africa has been the lack of finance. Mainstream debates tend to focus on the issue of 'financial inclusion' at the expense of considering why the ...
Report of the thirty-third Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts for Central Africa
(2017-09)
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Sub regional Office for Central Africa organized the thirty-third session of the intergovernmental committee of experts for Central Africa on the theme of “Made in Central Africa: ...
Policies to enhance the competitiveness of the tourism sector
(2017-11)
The tourism sector is a mainstay of the regional economy in Eastern Africa. Valued at over USD 22.2 billion, and with an average share of GDP of 13.6%, it is estimated that 6.3 million people are employed in the sector. ...
Report of the thirty-second Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts
(2017-12)
The establishment of a common framework for agenda 2030 and agenda 2063 should lead to greater coherence in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies and facilitate the work of partners to support a coherent ...
Concept note: transformative growth in Eastern Africa: catalysts and constraints
(2017-11)
The Sub-Regional Office for Eastern Africa (SRO-EA) of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is holding the Twenty First Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) in Moroni, Comoros. The ICE is a ...
Infrastructure development and industrialization in Eastern Africa
(2017-11)
The focus of the panel discussion on Infrastructure Development and Industrialization in Eastern Africa, at the 21st Intergovernmental Committee of Experts meeting in Comoros, will be on deepening understanding on the ...
Macroeconomic and social developments in Eastern Africa 2016-17
(2017-11)
The economic performance of Eastern Africa has been impressive in recent years, with an average annual growth rate of 6.8 per cent between 2012 and 2015 much higher than the African average and outpacing even East Asia. ...
Report of the twentieth meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts for West Africa
(2017-05)
The twentieth meeting of the intergovernmental committee of experts for West Africa of the economic commission for Africa (ECA) was held in Ouagadougou. The theme of the meeting was “Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for ...
Outcome statement: Twenty-Third Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts(ICE)
(2017-10)
The twenty-third intergovernmental committee of experts (ICE) meeting of Southern Africa was held under the theme “Trade Facilitation in Southern Africa: Bridging the Infrastructure Gap”. The agenda adopted by the ICE ...
The East African monetary union: ready or not?
(2017-10)
EAC Partner States are in the implementation process of the protocol on the Establishment of the East African Community Monetary Union (EAMU) signed in November 2013, which will lead to the use of a common currency by 2024. ...