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Africa: African Ministers Express Determination to Raise Productivity, Increase Employment
UNECA, 30 March 2014
African finance, planning and economic development ministers today in Abuja resolved to make the necessary efforts to increase productivity for investment and growth rate of the… Read more »
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Africa: Forum Debates Competitiveness, Innovation and Technology
UNECA, 30 March 2014
A High Level Panel debated Innovation and Technology Transfer for Enhanced Productivity and Competitiveness Saturday, as part several core topics at the ECA Conference of African… Read more »
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Nigeria: Jonathan Urges Industrialisation for Africa
Leadership, 29 March 2014
President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday said African leaders should prioritise the structural transformation of African economy if they must achieve regional industrialisation… Read more »
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Africa: Statement by Mr. Carlos Lopes at the Opening of the Conference Ministers
UNECA, 29 March 2014
Statement to the Seventh Joint Annual Meetings of the ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and AU Conference of Ministers of Economy… Read more »
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Africa: Common African Position on Post-2015 Development Agenda - Johnson Sirleaf
Govt of Liberia, 29 March 2014
Keynote Address by H. E. Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia and Chair of the High-Level Committee (HLC), on "Common African Position (CAP) on the Post-2015… Read more »
Finance Ministers Spotlight Industrialization & Debate AU Funding
Inustrialization holds the key to sustainable growth across Africa, Ministers of Finance, Economy and Planning agreed during a two-day meeting in Abuja organized by the Economic Commission for Africa. The ministers also debated how to pay the bills at the African Union, which currently relies heavily on contributions from outside the continent, especially for peacekeeping costs of $700 to $900 million each year.
Nigerians dancers and drummers entertain during the Conference African finance ministers in Abuja.
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The High-level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa, headed by former South African President Thabo Mbeki, says an estimated $50 to $60 billion is leaving the continent ... Read more »
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The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) drives Africa's political and economic agenda, along with the AU and the African Development Bank. Carlos Lopes, who heads ... Read more »
