March 24, 2016
Africa: Regional Integration and Monetary Unions in Africa
With a land mass of over 30 million square kilometers, Africa is as big as India, China, the US and most of Europe combined. Betrayed by a Mercator map projection, the common view… Read more »
March 04, 2016
North Africa: Combined Efforts Necessary to Seize Green Industrialization Opportunities
The Economic Commission for Africa (Office for North Africa) concluded, Friday 4 March 2016 in Rabat, its 31st Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE). During this four day… Read more »
January 01, 2016
Morocco: Link Between Remittances and Development Studied in Rabat (Regional Workshop)
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA Office for North Africa) and the Economic Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) will organize on 1-2 February 2016 in Rabat (Morocco) a… Read more »
January 04, 2016
North Africa: Greening the Economy to Speed Up Industrialization
Economic Commission for Africa): The ECA office in North Africa is organizing on 1- 4 March 2016 in Rabat (Morocco), its 31st Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) under the… Read more »
December 02, 2015
North Africa: ECA Finds Strong Cooperation Potential in North Africa
ECA's Deputy Executive Secretary for Knowledge Delivery Giovanie Biha visited Morocco on 8-11 December 2015 for the first time since her appointment in April 2015. Read more »
December 03, 2015
North Africa: ECA Supports Maghreb Countries On Rules of Origin
Which kind of rules of origin can help boost trade in Maghreb countries? From 30 November to December 1st in Casablanca (Morocco), the Economic Commission for Africa (Office for… Read more »
November 03, 2015
Africa: Lopes to Discuss New African-Chinese Paradigm in Marrakech
ECA Executive Secretary Carlos Lopes will visit Morocco on 24-27 November, to take part in the 2015 Sino-African Entrepreneurs Summit and meet several Moroccan ministers and high… Read more »
November 16, 2015
Tunisia: Tunisia's Economic Future is in Africa
Tunisia, already at a political crossroads, must now also change its economic strategy and turn more towards Africa. Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission… Read more »
October 08, 2015
Africa: North Africans Discuss Regionalisation and the Cfta
The Economic Commission for Africa launched Wednesday 28 October in Rabat (Morocco) a North African private sector workshop on the challenges of trade integration within the… Read more »
October 21, 2015
Africa: Rabat to Host Continental Trade Forum
Rabat, 20 October 2015 (ECA) - From 27 to 31 October 2015, Rabat (Morocco) will host the Sixth North Africa Development Forum, under the theme "North Africa and Continental Free… Read more »
September 08, 2015
North Africa: Green Economy - Finding Innovative Waste Management Technologies for North Africa
The Economic Commission for Africa (Office for North Africa) and the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) are organizing, in partnership with the Moroccan… Read more »
September 01, 2015
Africa: ERA 2015 Report Presented in Cairo
UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will hold a dissemination seminar on the 2015 edition of the Economic Report on… Read more »
June 08, 2015
North Africa: International Organizations Build Partnership for North Africa's Integration
From 3 to 4 June 2015, the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA), ECA, ADB, FAO, IDB, UNESCO, ISESCO, WHO, IOM and ILO took part in the annual North Africa Sub-Regional Coordination Mechanism… Read more »
June 07, 2015
Africa: ECA African Social Development Index Presented in Cairo
The Economic Commission for Africa will organize on 9-11 June in Cairo (Egypt) a capacity-building workshop on the theme "Reducing Human Exclusion for Structural Transformation:… Read more »
June 01, 2015
North Africa: UMA Partner Institutions Examine Support to North African Integration
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) office for North Africa, and the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) will organize a North Africa Sub-Regional Coordination Mechanism meeting on 3-4… Read more »
May 26, 2015
Africa: Optimizing Remittance Impact to Finance Development in Morocco
ECA, 21st April 2015: The Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) organized on 19-20 May in Rabat (Morocco), with the collaboration of the Ministry in charge of the Ministry in… Read more »
May 15, 2015
Morocco: Expatriates a Catalyst for Economic Development
In partnership with the Ministry in Charge of Moroccans Living Abroad and Migration Affairs as well as the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA), the… Read more »
May 04, 2015
Africa: The ECA Through Its Macroeconomic Policy Division Will Be Co-Organizing Three Important Meetings in Algiers From 3 to 8 May 2015
A. Expert Group Meeting for the Review of the 2015 report on "Assessing Progress in Africa towards the MDGs" Read more »
April 20, 2015
Tunisia: Tunisia - Migrants Can Help Finance Development in Their Home Countries
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) office for North Africa will organize, in partnership with the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)… Read more »
March 06, 2015
North Africa: North Africa Must Participate More Strongly in Setting the Post-2015 Development Agenda
At the conclusion of the 30th meeting of its Intergovernmental Committee of Experts considering the theme: Implementing Agenda 2063 for the development of Africa, the ECA Office… Read more »
January 30, 2015
North Africa: Unequal Access to Funding Aggravates Rural Women's Vulnerability in North Africa
Rural poverty is the main feature of poverty in North Africa and prevails mostly among women. Though rural women are key to the survival and management of the household, accessing… Read more »
January 08, 2015
North Africa: ECA Sub-Regional Office in North Africa to Examine Agenda 2063 Implementation and Green Economy Strategies
From 3 to 6 March 2015, the ECA Sub-Regional Office for North Africa (SRO-NA) will hold its 30thIntergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) meeting on: "Implementing Agenda 2063 -… Read more »
December 03, 2014
Africa: Africa's Statisticians to Meet in Tunis On Agriculture and Post-2015 Agenda
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in collaboration with the Africa Union Commission (AUC) and the African Development bank (AfDB) will organize the inaugural meeting of the… Read more »
November 13, 2014
North Africa: Regional Value Chains to Accelerate the Diversification and Sophistication of North African Economies
The integration of developing countries in world trade happens increasingly through their participation in global value chains (GVCs). However access to GVCs involves many… Read more »
October 06, 2014
Africa: Marrakech Consensus Calls for Greater Partnership Between the Private and Public Sector to Accelerate Africa's Transformation
: Over 900 stakeholders from across the African continent, including the Presidents of Cote d'Ivoire and Senegal, as well as the Prime Ministers of Morocco and Cape Verde convened… Read more »
