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 »
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 »
March 20, 2019
Africa: Africa needs policies to protect its economies from vulnerabilities
Marrakesh, Morocco, March 20, 2019 (ECA) – African countries need policies that can help build resilience, raise potential growth and inclusiveness if the continent is to… Read more »
Africa: Stakes of COM 2019 spelt out to media with accolades to Moroccan hosts
Marrakech, 20 March 2019 (ECA) – “The Government of Morocco has done a wonderful job” in laying the ground work for the kick-off of the 52 nd Session of the… Read more »
February 01, 2019
Morocco: Com2019 - Vera Songwe Signs Agreement With Morocco, Urges Rabat to Ratify Afcfta
Rabat, 31st January (ECA) - ECA's Executive Secretary Vera Songwe signed on Wednesday 30 January an agreement in preparation for the organization of the 52nd Conference of African… Read more »
January 31, 2019
Morocco: Com2019 - Vera Songwe Signs MOU With Morocco, Urges Rabat to Ratify Afcfta
- ECA's Executive Secretary Vera Songwe signed on Wednesday 30 January an MoU in preparation for the organization of the 52nd Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning… Read more »
December 07, 2018
North Africa: ECA Presents Cartography of Regional Value Chains in North Africa
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December 01, 2018
Egypt: South-South Cooperation - Egypt and Sudan Share Their PPP Experiences, With Support From ECA
A delegation from the Public-Private Partnership Unit, recently established at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning of Sudan, initiated yesterday a work visit to its… Read more »
December 10, 2018
Africa: FAO and ECA Train Experts for Better Food Security Monitoring in Morocco
The Economic Commission for Africa (Office for North Africa) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) initiated today in Rabat (Morocco) a three-day national workshopon food… Read more »
December 07, 2018
North Africa: ECA Launches North Africa Map of Value Chains
.A result of ECA's work in support to regional integration, trade development and structural transformation through the promotion of intra-African trade, this report focuses on ten… Read more »
December 10, 2018
Egypt: Songwe Leads ECA in Showcasing Its Work At Inaugural Intra-African Trade Fair in Cairo, Egypt
All is set for the Intra-African Trade (IATF) that begins in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday with Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, set to attend three… Read more »
November 02, 2018
North Africa: The Data Revolution Must Be Harnessed to Achieve SDGs in North Africa, Says Eca's Hachem Naas
"Data revolution is not a myth. It is real and must be harnessed to support our structural transformation initiatives in North Africa," said Lilia Hachem Naas, ECA Director for… Read more »
Africa: ECA Launches First Report On SDG Implementation in Maghreb Countries
- The ECA Office for North Africa launched on Friday 2 November in Tunis (Republic of Tunisia) the first Report on SDG implementation in Maghreb countries. Read more »
North Africa: ECA Launches in Tunis the First Report On SDG Implementation in Maghreb Countries
- The ECA Office for North Africa launched on Friday 2 November in Tunis (Republic of Tunisia) the first Report on SDG implementation in Maghreb countries. Read more »
September 18, 2018
Africa: Africa sharpens expertise in agricultural statistics
Rabat, 17 September 2018 (ECA) – The Economic Commission for Africa, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the National Institute for Statistics and Applied Economics… Read more »
July 10, 2018
Africa: Integration Important for Africa's Growth and Prosperity, Says Egyptian Minister
The High Level Policy Dialogue on Development in Africa started in Cairo Tuesday with Egypt's Planning, Follow-up and Administrative Reform Minister, Hala ElSaid Younes stressing… Read more »
June 06, 2018
North Africa: Coherent, Integrated Policies Needed to Implement SDGs in North Africa (Eca)
The ECA Office for North Africa is organising, on 26-27 June in Rabat a meeting on SDG (Sustainable Development Goal) implementation in North Africa. Read more »
