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ECA renews cooperation agreement to enhance Africa's participation in global trade
(2013-07)
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) have signed a Memorandum of understanding to enhance Trade‑Related Technical Assistance (TRTA) and capacity-building for African countries. ...
Africa braces to become global growth pole, agrees most solutions must come from within
(2012-03)
African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Development have said that their countries will seize the opportunity provided by developments in the global economy and turn the region into a pole for global growth, underlying ...
ECA to train experts on how to achieve macroeconomic policy convergence in East and North Africa
(2010-09)
Experts from various ministries of finance and planning; Central Banks, and regional economic communities (RECs) in North and East Africa will participate in a four-day workshop on how to enhance the capacity of African ...
A New ECA Report On Regional Integration Calls for Strong Action to Lower Costs of Doing Business and Facilitate intra-African Trade
(2010-05)
The report, titled “Enhancing intra-African trade” will be launched on Monday 24th May in Abidjan during the annual meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) as a side event organized under the umbrella of the Coalition ...
Coming soon: ECA's groundbreaking study on integration in Africa
(2004-07)
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) launch the first comprehensive report on regional integration efforts in Africa. The report, called Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA), analyses efforts made by African ...
On-line regional integration discussion launched ahead of ADF III
(2002-02)
The Economic Commission for Africa has today launched an on-line discussion in the run-up to the Third African Development Forum (ADF III), which takes place here from 3 - 8 March 2002 under the theme "Defining Priorities ...
Experts confident that Africa can claim the 21st Century
(2012-03)
African Economic Policy experts opened their annual meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia today with the firm belief that the continent can become a pole for global growth and thereby claim the 21st century. United Nations ...
Restructuring central Africa's integration - much awaits
(2015-04)
Free movement of persons and goods is the most essential point of regional integration, but this does not mean that security concerns are not taken on board, recently remarked the Chairperson of the Steering Committee for ...
ECA to host debate on regional integration in Central Africa
(2012-05)
The second edition of “Central African Regional Integration Days,” organized by the Sub-regional Office for Central Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA/SRO-CA), will take place in Douala, ...
ECA stresses ICT investments in back-to-back landmark forums
(2015-09)
The African Union Commission (AUC) in cooperation with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) are hosting the fourth African Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF 2015) this week from 6-8 September 2015, following ...