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.

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.

Course on Market Access for Sustainable Development

Wageningen University and Research Centre of the Netherlands (Wageningen UR) has organized an International Course on Market Access for Sustainable Development for staff of government departments, non-government and civil society organisations, business associations, development agencies, and for other professionals working in the domain of market-driven development.

The course flyer and/or application form, can be downloaded directly from: http://www.cdic.wur.nl/UK/newsagenda/agenda/Market_
access_for_sustainable_development.htm

ATPC defines priorities for future activities

The ATPC Advisory Board and Technical Committee met in October 2007 to evaluate the performance of the programme since its inception in 2003 and define priorities for its work programme in 2008. Please find the report of both meetings attached below.

:: Report of the third meeting of ATPC Technical Committee

:: Report of the third meeting of ATPC Advisory Board

ATPC Participation in CIDA Gender Equality and African Regional Institutions Project

The African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) is to participate in the implementation of the CIDA sponsored Gender Equality and African Institutions Project (GEARI) which aims to assist its key Pan-African partner integrate gender equality results into their analysis, planning, implementation and monitoring of their policies and programs. More...

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