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Finance experts conduct landmark capital markets debate
(1997-04)
African Ministers of Finance, central bank governors and finance experts today conducted their first ever debate on capital markets developments at the Headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa ...
Regional symposium on telematics for development opened at ECA's headquarters, Addis Ababa
(1995-04)
The symposium is jointly organized by ECA, UNESCO and ITU and brings together over 230 participants from around the world. Users, donors and policy makers are face-to-face in networking here. A full house of telematics ...
Uruguay round revisited, African economic integration reviewed
(1995-02)
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) weighs in with much the same evidence. "In certain product categories, e.g. cocoa and coffee the erosion of preferences could be as high as 100%; minerals and ...
African statistics day, 18 November; and African development information day, 19 November
(1994-11)
In this press release the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) invites all its member states to celebrate: African Statistics Day, in 18 November; and African Development Information Day, 19 November. These ...
African Ministers of energy and mineral resources make common cause with development partners: Dialogue in Durban
(1997-11)
Thirty-four member States of the United Nations Commission for Africa (ECA) have concluded a 3-day meeting from 22-24 November 1997 in Durban, South Africa. It was the Second Conference of African Ministers responsible for ...
Secretary-general emphasizes role of private sector in industrial growth in message to assembly as it commemorates Africa Industrialization day
(1994-11)
Twenty November is Africa Industrialization Day. It 'is the day when Africa celebrates its achievements in the field of industry, and commits itself to industrialization as part of its development goals. The theme of this ...
The African ministers of transport and communications concluded their 10th meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(1995-03)
The Ministers launched a special appeal to the World Bank not to disengage from UNTACDA II activities, but to maintain high level of involvement in and contribution to its program. A two-day meeting of the Conference of ...
African finance minister's conference: ECA head enthuses about capital Markets, cautions flexibility in implementation of HIPC debt initiative
(1997-04)
Political change has given impetus to increased activity in African capital markets and enthusiasm in stock market development is evidenced by the surge of Wall Street interest in Africa, said a high-ranking United Nations ...
ECA gears up for Sixth session of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, 31 March - 2 April 1997
(1997-04)
Some 30 African Ministers of Finance and 20 Governors of African Central Banks are to meet top-level policy makers from the world's major financial institutions in Addis Ababa, Headquarters of the Economic Commission for ...
African experts to inform ECA issues paper for TICAD II
(1997-10)
Leading Africans are to meet to brainstorm on an input to the upcoming Tokyo Conference on African Development (TICAD II), due to be held in Japan in October or November 1998. The gathering of leading African policymakers, ...