ECA hosts webinar on need for efficient industries in Central Africa
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The sub-regional office of the Economic Commission for Africa in Central Africa (ECA SRO-CA) on July 6, 2017, organized a webinar on the importance of building efficient industries to ensure sustainable economic development in the sub region. The event took place at the International Relations Institute of Cameroon (IRIC). The webinar, which drew panelists from government, academia and the private sector, is part of activities leading up to the 33rd meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE2017) scheduled for 26-29 September 2017 in Douala, as stated by Antonio Pedro, Director of ECA SRO-CA. ICE 2017 will take place under the theme, “Made in Central Africa: from the vicious to the virtuous circle.” It was within the framework of this theme, therefore, that discussions during the webinar focused on the interconnections between trade and industrialization; tariff and non-tariff barriers to intra-regional trade; expected impact of EPAs on intra-regional trade; and opportunities offered by the ECCAS Free Trade Area for the development of intra-regional trade in local products. This event comes just two days after another ECA webinar titled, “Industrial Policies in Central Africa: current state, future prospects.”