June 19, 2023
Africa: Export & Digitalization: Kick-off in Rabat of the ECA - EU - EBRD Capacity Building Workshops for Women Led Enterprises
Rabat, 16 June 2023 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Union representations in Morocco and the ECA Office for North Africa… Read more »
May 16, 2023
Africa: Morocco to Host the 2023 Kofi Annan Road Safety Award
Morocco to Host the Second Kofi Annan Road Safety Award Recognizing Outstanding Contributions to Saving Lives on Africa’s Roads Read more »
September 10, 2020
Morocco: ECA and Partners Examine Energy Regulations and Opportunities for Investment in Morocco
The Economic Commission for Africa, the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Environment of the Kingdom of Morocco and the RES4Africa Foundation held on Thursday 10 September an online… Read more »
February 19, 2020
Africa: Rabat Considers IPRT for Better Alignment With SDGs, Agenda 2063
The Economic Commission for Africa, held on 10-12 February in Rabat a training workshop on the Integrated Planning and Reporting Toolkit (IPRT), in partnership with the High… Read more »
December 04, 2019
North Africa: 13th International Colloquium of Rabat to Discuss the Cost of "Non-Maghreb", Regional Integration and Employment
The Economic Commission for Africa, the WTO Chair of the Mohamed V University of Rabat and their partners will hold on 5-7 December 2019 the 13th edition of the International… Read more »
August 05, 2019
Africa: ECA, Morocco Coordinate Efforts to Make Africa's Voice Better Heard On SDGs
The head of the Economic Commission for Africa, Vera Songwe and the Kingdom of Morocco's State Secretariat for Sustainable Development and Nezha El Ouafi, who is also the current… Read more »
April 25, 2019
Africa: SDGs - ECA and FAO Organize Training On Environmental and Economic Statistics in Rabat
The Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched on Tuesday 23 April in Rabat a joint training workshop on… Read more »
April 20, 2019
Morocco: Vera Songwe Visits Rabat Following Tragic Loss of Two ECA Staff Members
ECA Executive Secretary Vera Songwe visited mourning families and staff in Rabat (Morocco) Friday 19 April, in support to them, following a tragic car accident in which two staff… Read more »
April 23, 2019
Africa: Time to close poverty gap in Africa with bold actions, says ECA's Biha at ARFSD2019
Marrakesh, Morocco, April 18, 2019 (ECA) – Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Deputy Executive Secretary, Giovanie Biha, on Thursday said Africa was running out of time to… Read more »
April 16, 2019
Africa: ECA Launches African Women Leadership Fund in Morocco
The Economic Commission for Africa will carry out the Morocco launch of the African Women Leadership Fund on 16 April 2019, on the sidelines of the African Regional Forum for… Read more »
April 18, 2019
Africa: Climate change poses serious challenge towards achieving SDGs
Marrakech, Morocco, April 18, 2019 (ECA) - Climate change can seriously impede Africa’s quest to achieve all the 17 sustainable development goals that address global… Read more »
Africa: ARFSD ministerial panel bold on Africa achieving SDGs
Marrakech, Morocco, April 18, 2019 (ECA) - The high level ministerial panel at the fifth session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD2019) on Wednesday… Read more »
April 17, 2019
Africa: Africa making progress in using STI to achieve SDGs but more still needs to be done
Marrakech, 16 April 2019 (ECA) - The Africa Regional Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Forum was one of the pre-events of the fifth session of the Africa Regional Forum on… Read more »
Africa: Women can change face of Africa with enough access to finance
Marrakech, 16 April (ECA)- Access to finance by women in Africa is critical if the continent is to attain the sustainable development goals, Economic Commission for Africa’s… Read more »
April 10, 2019
Morocco: All Set for Africa Regional Forum On Sustainable Development in Marrakesh
All is set for the fifth Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) that will be held in Marrakesh, Morocco, next week under the theme; Empowering people and ensuring… Read more »
March 29, 2019
Africa: Giovannie Biha Visits Rabat in Preparation for Arfsd, Meets With Sro-Na Team
Deputy Executive Secretary Giovannie Biha met with stakeholders on 27-28 April in Rabat, Morocco, to foster partnerships and synergies on economic development and inclusive growth… Read more »
March 23, 2019
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: 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 »
