Economic empowerment of women: progress report on the proposed African bank for women and promotion of women entrepreneurship

Abstract

The ECA conference of ministers requested the secretariat of the commission to complete the final study on practical modalities for setting up a regional financial institution for women and to ensure its establishment and take off.the same resolution stressed the need for governments to generate more economic opportunities for women and request member states to take the necessary legislative,monitory and banking measures which would facilitate the promotion of African women's entrepreneurship.