March 03, 2019
Africa: Africa Should Leverage Luxembourg Rail Protocol to Boost Transport Infrastructure
African States are losing out on massive opportunities to acquire railway transport vehicles at no financial cost go governments, but adherence to the Luxembourg Rail Protocol… Read more »
Africa: Tax Reform, Digitization Key to Financing Africa's Development - ECA Report
A new report by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) says it is urgent for African countries to broaden and deepen their tax and revenue collection bases while leveraging… Read more »
March 23, 2019
Africa: Africa Should Adopt Pro-Poor Fiscal Policy to Meet Deadline for Development - ECA Report
African countries should adopt a fiscal policy that favours the poor and considers the implications of such a plan for income distribution and inequality, says the Economic… Read more »
March 24, 2019
Africa: Infrastructure Worth Over a Billion Dollars Lost to Cyclone Idai, Says ECA Chief
Africa could have lost infrastructure worth more than a billion dollars following Cyclone Idai, the storm that battered Mozambique, Malawi, Madagascar and Zimbabwe last week,… Read more »
March 03, 2019
Africa: Com 19 Calls for Concerted Efforts to Move to the Next Step of Regional Integration
The African Development Bank (AfDB), the government of Morocco and COMESA call for a single strategy and commitment from all partners to ensure that regional integration moves into… Read more »
Africa: Time for the UN and African Union to Coherently Address Africa's Development Priorities
The African Union declared 2019 as a year of: "Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons: Towards Durable Solutions to Forced Displacement in Africa". A vision which… Read more »
March 02, 2019
Africa: Smart Ways of Buying Africa's Railway Vehicles, Up for Debate At Com2019
An event to kick start solid arrangements for the innovative financing of railway vehicles that would ply the African Integrated High Speed Railway Network, one of the African… Read more »
Africa: ECA's 52nd Session to Highlight Requisite Place of Youths in Africa's Leap-Forward
The ongoing 52nd ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (COM2019), is opening up a decisive window to emphasize the important place of… Read more »
March 24, 2019
Africa: ECA Support Requested for Stronger Coordination of Maritime Strategies to Achieve Blue Economy in Africa
A panel of senior African officials and blue economy experts taking part in the 8th North Africa Development Forum (NADF) on Saturday 23 March, called upon ECA to help step up… Read more »
March 25, 2019
Africa: Digital Transformation of Africa - Hype or Reality?
The 2019 Annual Adebayo Adedeji Lecture on the theme, "Digital Transformation of Africa: Hype or Reality", was delivered by Dr. Omobola Johnson, Former Minister of Communication… Read more »
March 23, 2019
Africa: Favourable borrowing terms necessary for better African debt management, says ECA report
Marrakesh, Morocco, March 23, 2019 – African countries need to choose borrowing under more favourable conditions and rebalancing their fiscal policy framework to ensure… Read more »
Africa: Consider revising extractive industry agreements, ECA counsels African countries
Marrakesh, Morocco, March 23, 2019 – Natural resource-rich African countries should consider revising existing agreements with multinational corporations operating in their… Read more »
Africa: Corruption still poses serious challenge to improved tax administration in Africa - ECA report
Marrakesh, Morocco, March 23, 2019 – Increasing use of information technology is improving tax administration in Africa and moving it towards convergence with global… Read more »
Africa: ECA urges African countries to focus more on non-tax revenues to boost development
Marrakesh, Morocco, March 23, 2019 – African countries seeking innovative ways to improve revenue collection to finance development need to focus on non-tax revenue… Read more »
Africa: Tax reforms could yield African countries $72 billion in extra revenue -- ECA Report
Addis Ababa/Marrakesh, Mar. 23, 2019 – Africa could increase tax revenue by as much as $72 billion or 4.6 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) annually if comprehensive… Read more »
Africa: Africa should adopt pro-poor fiscal policy to meet deadline for development – ECA report
Marrakesh, Morocco, March 23, 2019 – African countries should adopt a fiscal policy that favours the poor and considers the implications of such a plan for income… Read more »
Africa: Africa needs double-digit growth to achieve SDGs, says Economic Report on Africa
Marrakesh, Morocco, March 23, 2019 -- African countries need to grow their economies faster if they are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by the target date of 2030, the… Read more »
March 02, 2019
Africa: African Free Trade Is Almost Here, Delegates to Eca's 52nd Session Rejoice
Delegates attending the 38th meeting of the Committee of Experts of the ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development have applauded the Federal… Read more »
March 20, 2019
Africa: Com 2019 - Eca Moves to the Agenda of Regional Integration in Africa
Following the launching of the 52nd session, of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through the Director of the Division of Regional Integration and Trade, Mr. Stephen… Read more »
March 22, 2019
Africa: Smart ways of buying Africa's railway vehicles, up for debate at COM2019
Marrakech, 22 March 2019 (ECA) – An event to kick start solid arrangements for the innovative financing of railway vehicles that would ply the African… Read more »
Africa: African Free Trade is almost here, delegates to ECA's 52nd Session rejoice
Marrakech, 22 March 2019 (ECA) – Delegates attending the 38th meeting of the Committee of Experts of the ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning… Read more »
Africa: COM 2019: ECA moves to the agenda of regional integration in Africa
Marrakech (Morocco), 20 March 2019 - Following the launching of the 52 nd session, of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through the Director of the Division of… Read more »
Africa: Policy, Trade and the Private Sector in the Digital Era to dominate debate as Conference of African Ministers kicks off in Marrakesh
The annual Economic Commission for Africa Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development - COM2019 - kicked off in Marrakesh on Wednesday, with… Read more »
March 20, 2019
Africa: Experts Tease Out Kingpin Role of Digitization for Africa's Revenue Harvest
Digitization has been variously described as pivotal in ramping-up revenue collection for financing Africa's development. Read more »
March 21, 2019
Africa: Experts tease out kingpin role of digitization for Africa's revenue harvest
Marrakech, 20 March 2019 (ECA) – Digitization has been variously described as pivotal in ramping-up revenue collection for financing Africa’s development. Read more »