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Did you know that an estimated 100,000 expatriates are employed in Africa at a cost of US$ 4 billion each year to offset the annual migration from Africa by its own skilled professionals?
source: International Migration and Development: Implications for Africa, ECA 2006.

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The Gender Equality and African Regional Institution Project (GEARI) Undertakers Second Mission to ATPC

A team from the Gender Equality and African Regional Institution Project (GEARI) visited the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) in Addis Ababa from 7-16 October 2008. The GEARI team, composed of Nancy Spence and Constance Kunaka, was received by Mr. Abdoulahi Mahamat, the Officer-in –Charge of the Trade, Finance and Economic Development Division (TFED) and also had several working sessions with ATPC staff members.


“ATPC Proposals on an African template for EPAs endorsed at end of continental workshop”

ECA Press Release No. 21/2008
Addis Ababa – 10 October 2008 - ECA - African experts on Friday ended a continental workshop on Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between European and African countries at ECA headquarters in Addis Ababa with the endorsement of proposals towards an African template for EPA negotiations.

Related documents:

:: North-South FTAs After all? A Comprehensive and Critical Analysis of the Interim Economic Partnership Agreements and recommendations on how they could be made to really address Africa’s developmental objectives


“Evaluating the Impact of EPAs on Africa 's Regional Integration Agenda”

ECA Press Release No. 19/2008 
Addis Ababa – 29 September 2008 - ECA - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is convening a continental workshop on Economic Partnership Agreements between European and African countries at its headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia , on 8-10 October 2008.


ATPC II launched with Programming Missions to EAC and SADC Secretariats

As part of activities to launch the second phase of the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC II), a programming mission was undertaken to the Secretariat of the East African Community (EAC) in Arusha, Tanzania from 8-9 September 2008. A similar mission was undertaken to the Secretariat of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Gaborone, Botswana from 25-26 September 2008. The purpose of the missions was to reach agreements on the modalities for setting up Trade Policy Units (TPUs) at EAC and SADC, and to prepare implementation plans for ATPC II funded activities.


ECA/ATPC Organises Workshop on Trade Facilitation and Study Tour to the Port of Djibouti

Addis Ababa, 9 May 2008- The Trade, Finance and Economic Development Division (TFED) of ECA and African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) organized a workshop on trade facilitation as well as a study tour to the Port of Djibouti and two border posts between Ethiopia and Djibouti on 5 and 6 May 2008.

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