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African leaders, academics to debate economic transformation and empowerment at African economic conference 2012 ECA
(2012-10)
Hundreds of leaders and scholars from Africa and around the world will gather in Kigali, Rwanda,from October 30 to November 2to debate the continent’s prospects for sustainable and inclusive growth in the context of the ...
North Africa intergovernmental committee of experts sets agenda for growth
(2012-03)
The 27th session of North Africa Intergovernmental Committee of Experts which came out with a series of proposals aimed at clearing logjams that inhibit North Africa from becoming a pole of sustainable growth, according ...
All set for Africa trade week 2016
(2016-11)
The Economic Commission for Africa and the African Union will at the end of this month host the 2016 Africa Trade Week with a special focus on the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA). Organized by the AU’s Trade and Industry ...
Africa trade policy centre supporting the continent's trade agenda
(2012-04)
Senior officials of the Economic Commission for Africa participated in a special session of UN agencies that are members of an Inter-Agency Cluster on Trade and Productive Capacity. The session was held on the sidelines ...
Impact of Trade Facilitation Mechanisms on Export Competitiveness in Africa
(2011-10)
Export competitiveness, while seemingly intuitive, remains conceptually and empirically elusive. This paper presents three distinct ways of thinking about export competitiveness and attempts to capture their character ...