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Africa: Harnessing Foreign Direct Investment - Calos Lopes Blog
UNECA, 22 October 2015
Dubbed the new investment frontier, Africa's attractiveness is becoming more visible to large corporations, institutions and investors. Read more »
'Ambitious Vision' & 'Hard Work' to Grow Investment -Carlos Lopes
Foreign investment (FDI) flows have grown exponentially since the turn of the millennium and countries such as South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and Morocco are leading the exponential growth, writes Dr. Carlos Lopes, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Africa: Preparing Africa for the Next Trade Negotiations - Calos Lopes Blog
UNECA, 7 October 2015
The deadlock in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) so called Doha Development Round negotiations remains firmly in place. Negotiators seem unable to meet deadline after deadline… Read more »
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Africa: Can Trade Boost Industrialisation in Africa?
UNECA, 1 October 2015
The 2015 Economic Report on Africa produced by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will form the basis for discussions on trade during a Working Session at the 2015 World… Read more »
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Africa: 'New, Proud Africa' at Addis Confab - ECA's Carlos Lopes
allAfrica, 15 July 2015
For four days, government, business and organizational representatives are gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to discuss how to fund the future for "people and the planet". The… Read more »
InFocus
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In view of the upcoming biennial WTO Ministerial Conference (MC10) due to be held in Nairobi in mid-December, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Afric Read more »
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With Africa enjoying an average growth rate of about 4% in 2013, compared with 3% for the global economy, as well as high rates of return for investors, the continent is attracting ... Read more »
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A mythical figure of African history, the Moroccan Ibn Battuta, on a visit to Somalia in 1331., was "surprised by Mogadishu's prosperity" and wrote a lengthy description of the the ... Read more »
