Press Releases
  African Ministers of Economy, Finance and Planning call for bold action to tackle the financial crisis
Joint AU/ECA Press Release
Addis Ababa, 10 June 2009 –Africa must take “bold and swift” action in order to cushion the impact of the financial and economic crisis currently affecting the continent.
 
Conference of Ministers of Finance Opens in Cairo with a Call to Use Economic Crisis to Reshape Policies
Joint AU/ECA Press Release
Cairo 7 June 2009 – A good crisis should not go unexploited, and Africa should exploit the current crisis to reshape its dealings with the outside world, reshape African policies towards its poor, and reshape the continent's potential for future growth.
  Experts Call on African Governments to Work with Development Partners to Combat Capital Flight and Recover Embezzled Assets Outside Africa
Joint AU/ECAPress Release
Cairo 6 June 2009
 
Experts Debate Policy Options for Beating Economic Crisis
Joint AU/ECA Press Release
Cairo, 4 June 2009 - African experts on economic issues held a day-long debate Wednesday 3rd June on policy measures necessary to tackle the current economic crisis.
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African Experts Meet in Cairo to Discuss Fiscal Policy for Domestic Resource Mobilization
Joint AU/ECA Press Release
Cairo, 02 June 2009 – The Deputy Minister of Finance of the Arab Republic of Egypt, H.E. Mr. Hany K. Dimian, has called on African countries to use fiscal policy for contingency planning to cushion economies against crises.
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African Ministers of Finance to Meet in Cairo to discuss Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on Africa.
Joint AU/ECA Press Release
Addis Ababa, 18 May 2009 (ECA) - African ministers of finance, planning and economic development will meet in Cairo, Egypt from 6 to 7 June 2009, to discuss measures for dealing with the global economic crisis. More...
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