Report on foloow-up to the decisions and recommendations of the 3rd joint annual meetings of the AU conference of ministers of economy and finance and the ECA conference of African ministers of finance, planning and economical development

Abstract

At its third Session in April 2010, the Joint Annual Meetings of the African Union (AU) Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance and the ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, decided to include an item entitled Follow-up to the decisions and outcomes of the last Session of the Joint Conference of Ministers on the agenda of the Joint Conference starting in 2011, and requested the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Executive Secretary of ECA to submit a joint report on the item. The report provides a synoptic overview of the major activities undertaken individually or jointly by the AU Commission or ECA secretariat, as a follow-up to relevant decisions and resolutions of the 2010 Conference of Ministers. In this regard, the report highlights a number of important achievements by member States and makes recommendations on how such actions can be further enhanced.