Experts adopt report calling for increased productivity and competitiveness

Abstract

Experts called on Southern African governments to adopt innovative ways of increasing productivity and improving business competitiveness. The call was made in the final report of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts meeting of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Southern Africa office, which closed in Lusaka, Zambia on Thursday 25 June. The experts met on the theme: “Enhancing Domestic Resource Mobilization: Challenges and Opportunities in Southern Africa.” Noting that the current global economic crisis was negatively impacting on economies of Southern African countries, experts called on countries to devise nationally specific counter measures to restore growth and protect the vulnerable.