This background paper following a desk study by the African Centre for Women (ACW) of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) aims to spark policy debate on gender dimensions of the relationship between national budgetary ...

This policy brief highlights select findings on upstream linkages in hard commodities in four countries and underscores opportunities for African countries to add value to their commodities and industrialize. A common ...

The multilateral trading system embodied in the World Trade Organization has contributed significantly to economic growth, development and employment throughout the past fifty years, particularly in the light of the global ...

This document focused on fiscal policy and growth in Africa: fiscal federalism, decentralization and the incidence of taxation.

The objective of the meeting was to review the SADC Macroeconomic Convergence (MEC)Program for monetary integration. In particular, the experts reviewed a background report on “Addressing the challenges of macroeconomic ...

According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), SMEs account for 60 to 70 per cent of all employment in developing countries, and hence contribute to poverty reduction. There are several ...

La présente note d’orientation a pour objet de mettre en évidence certaines caractéristiques essentiels concernant le rôle du commerce électronique dans la croissance des PME en Afrique. Elle fait écho à l’appui récemment ...

Africa’s achievements over the last decade are noteworthy. They include average growth rates of about 5 per cent; inflation in single digits; and the fact that six of the world’s fastest growing economies are in Africa. ...

This document presents a ECA Policy research report on Public Expenditure and Service Delivery in Africa, and Perspectives on Policy and Institutional Framework, that took place in Addis Ababa 2007.

This Issues Paper is intended to identify some of the principal issues surrounding African regional economic integration and the African Union. Economic integration in Africa is an imperative if the continent is to achieve ...