Meeting of the Committee of Experts
of the 1st Joint Annual Meetings of
the AU Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance
and ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
26 - 29 March 2008

Draft Provisional Agenda

Theme: Meeting Africa's New Challenges in the 21 st Century

1. Opening of the meeting

2. Election of the Bureau

3. Adoption of the draft agenda and programme of work

4. Overview of recent economic and social developments in Africa

5. Assessment of progress on regional integration in Africa

6. Follow up to the last conferences

• Follow-up to the last session of the ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development/Fortieth session of the Commission: Annual report on the work of ECA, 2008

• Follow-up to the last session of the AU Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance ( CAMEF II)

7. Follow-up to major AU and UN conferences and summits

• African Charter on Statistics

• Climate change - Assessment of Bali Conference

• Regional review of Financing for Development

• Review of progress towards achieving the MDGs in Africa

• Regional review of the ECOSOC Annual Ministerial Review (AMR)

8. Sectoral policy issues

• Major trade issues (EPAs, Aid for Trade, etc)

• Statistics and statistical capacity building in Africa

• Science & Technology for development

• UN system-wide support to the AU and its NEPAD programme

9. Statutory issues:

• ECA's Report on the external review of the African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP)

• Proposed ECA Strategic Framework for the period 2010-2011

10. Presentation and discussion on the theme: Meeting Africa's New Development Challenges in the 21 st Century

11. Any other business

12. Consideration and adoption of the draft report of the Committee of Experts and draft resolutions

13. Closing of the meeting