The Nineteenth meeting of the Technical Preparatory Committee of the Whole (TEPCOW) and the Intergovernmental Group of Experts : Opening statement by K. Y. Amoako, executive secretary of ECA
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Amoako, K.Y.;United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa;
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Opening Statement by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of ECA at the Nineteenth meeting of the Technical Preparatory Committee of the Whole (TEPCOW) and the Intergovernmental Group of Experts. Mr. Amoako, on his remarks highlighted that, African countries must step up their effort to mobilize domestic resources for sustainable development and poverty reduction, through policies to raise savings, including tax reforms, financial and capital market reforms, and sound interest rate policy management. A holistic framework for resource flows is useful not only to us, but I would like to suggest, also to Africa’s development partners. Our outreach and service to member States is increasing, and we are beginning to realize our potential as a regional policy center, a networking hub, and a clearinghouse for best practices and development information. we continue to emphasize the promotion of regional economic integration as a fundamental building block of a modern Africa. We do this through cooperating with our sister regional organizations in implementing the Abuja Treaty establishing the African Economic Community, which remains the goal for integration. The need for enhanced collaboration and coordination is particularly compelling in Africa, where the activities of UN agencies have witnessed significant expansion at the national and regional levels in the past decade and half. The meeting, which was chaired by the UN Deputy Secretary-General underscored the need for enhanced coordination and collaboration, at the country, regional and sub regional levels, as a way of avoiding duplication, minimizing overlap, and reinforcing synergies, thus increasing the impact of their collective effort.
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“Amoako, K.Y.; United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa; United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa (1999-04). The Nineteenth meeting of the Technical Preparatory Committee of the Whole (TEPCOW) and the Intergovernmental Group of Experts : Opening statement by K. Y. Amoako, executive secretary of ECA. UN. ECA Technical Preparatory Committee of the Whole Meeting (19th : 1999, Apr.30 - May 4 : Addis Ababa, Ethiopia). Addis Ababa :. © UN. ECA,. https://hdl.handle.net/10855/47432”Conference
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