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The impact of the European debt crisis on Africa's economy : a background paper
(2012-03)
This paper reviews the potential impact of the European debt crisis on Africa and offers policy advice on the actions that African leaders need to take to mitigate those negative effects. To that end, it overviews the ...
Financing for development : a progress report on the implementation of the monterrey consensus
(2012-02)
This report assesses the progress that Africa and its development partners have made towards achieving the targets in the above-mentioned areas, and proposes broad policy options for improving Africa’s development finance ...
Public financial management: domestic resource mobilization
(2012)
The 2008/09 global financial crisis and its negative consequences on Africa's economic growth prospect has forced African leaders to turn their attention toward scaling up efforts to reform public financial management to ...
Financement du développement: rapport intérimaire sur la mise en oeuvre du consensus de monterrey
(2012-02)
Le présent rapport évalue les progrès que l'Afrique et ses partenaires de développement ont accomplis dans la réalisation des objectifs liés aux domaines thématiques mentionnes ci-dessus et propose des options de politique ...
Mbeki panel on illicit financial flows adopts framework action plan for Africa
(2012-05)
The Second Session of the Meeting of the High-Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa at the weekend adopted a framework action plan to jumpstart its activities and place illicit financial flows on the forefront ...
Towards a common currency in the East African community (EAC) : issues, challenges and prospects 2012
(2012)
Interest in regional integration, including monetary integration, in Africa has been intense over the decades since independence and various regional groupings have been formed. The major benefits of a monetary union are ...
Industry players and ministers concurr on harmonized approaches to mining
(2012-05)
On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, an Industry Partnership session for Mining and Metals underscored today that mining companies must work closely with governments and civil society on the basis of established ...
NEPAD takes stock, readies for domestic resource mobilization to implement program
(2012-03)
“If there were no NEPAD, there would be need to establish one” said a participant at today’s colloquium and congress organized by the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) in collaboration with partners including ...
Foreign aid-dependency comes under scrutiny at Kigali African economic conference
(2012-10)
The issue of foreign aid dependency by African countries came under heavy scrutiny on the second day of the seventh African Economic Conference which opened in Kigali, Rwanda Tuesday, as expert sparred over whether and ...
Janneh calls for Second review of aid for trade to ensure commitments lead to action
(2012)
United Nations Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, has said that ECA will continue to closely monitor the implementation of the Aid for Trade ...