May 29, 2023
Africa: Collective action can "move mountains" for Africa
Sharm El-Sheikh, 26 May 2023 (ECA) - Deputy Executive Secretary and Chief Economist of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Hanan Morsy, has called for continued collective… Read more »
May 22, 2023
Africa: African Ministers Call for Reforms of the IMF's Special Drawing Rights System
Sharm El-Sheikh, 22 May 2023 – African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development have called for reforms of the IMF's Special Drawing Rights (SDR) system to… Read more »
November 15, 2022
Africa: The Liquidity and Sustainability Facility (LSF) closes inaugural $100 million repo transaction at COP27
Sharm el-Sheikh , COP 27, 14th November 2022 - The Liquidity and Sustainability Facility (LSF) designed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in… Read more »
November 11, 2022
Africa: Leaders from Western Indian Ocean countries share progress on Great Blue Wall at COP27
Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, 9 November 2022 (ECA) – At COP27 in Sharm el-Sheik, heads of state and senior government officials from the Western Indian Ocean region and… Read more »
September 13, 2022
Africa: Blue Walls, Green Bonds and Debt-For-Nature: From pledges to implementation in Africa
Cairo, 9 September 2022 (ECA) — How do you finance a fair post-pandemic green and sustainable recovery? And how do you turn pledges into action? African ministers of finance,… Read more »
February 12, 2020
Africa: Egypt to Facilitate SDGs, Agenda 2063 Implementation Through Eca Iprt Toolkit
Cairo, February 10th (ECA) - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) held on 2-5 February 2020 a three-day training workshop on the Integrated Planning and Reporting Toolkitin… Read more »
November 24, 2019
Africa: ECA-Led Road Safety Initiative Praised By Officials in Cairo
Africa has the highest road traffic fatality rates in the world. 650 people are estimated to be killed by road accidents every day, yet the continent is the least motorized region… Read more »
March 27, 2019
Africa: Strengthening of National Accounts, SDGs and Employment At the Heart of ECA-Egypt Bilateral Meeting
ECA's Executive Secretary Vera Songwe met on Sunday 24 March with the Egyptian Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Administrative Reform Hala Helmy El Said and Deputy Minister for… Read more »
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
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 »
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 25, 2018
Africa: High-Level Policy Dialogue On Development in Africa Set for Cairo
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and Egypt's Institute of National Planning will next month host a High-Level Policy Dialogue on development in Africa. Read more »
December 04, 2017
North Africa: Cairo Hosts APRM for North Africa On 10-11 December
The ECA Capacity Development Division (CDD), the Continental Secretariat of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and the APRM Focal Point for Egypt will organize, on 10-11… 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 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 »
August 23, 2013
Egypt: Nation's Economic and Social Status Tells a Complex Story
While the world's eyes focused on the political situation in Egypt, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa's analysis shows a complex story. Read more »