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Conference of Ministers, 29 - 30 March
 

African Ministers of Finance and Economic Development commit to placing Agriculture at the core of growth policies.
ECA-AU Joint Press Release No. 30/2010
Lilongwe, 31 March 2010 (AU-ECA)-African Ministers of Finance, Economic Planning and Development have resolved to give pride of place to the high potential of the agricultural sector to create jobs, by granting subsidies to small scale farmers through the provision of certain inputs and by adopting measures to stabilize markets for farmers who produce surpluses.

 
The Ministerial Policy Debate outlines employment-friendly growth strategies
ECA-AU Joint Press Release No. 29/2010
Lilongwe, 30 March 2010 (ECA-AUC) - Africa’s Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development have devoted the first session of their annual meeting which is taking place in Lilongwe, at the joint initiative of the African Union Commission and the Economic Commission for Africa, to a policy debate on how to strengthen the job creation component in growth policies.
 
Malawian President urges Finance and Development Ministers to Promote Sustainable Growth before Macro-economic stability
ECA-AU Joint Press Release No. 27/2010
Lilongwe, 29 March 2010 (ECA-AUC) - The Malawian President and Chairperson of the African Union, Dr. Bingu Wa Mutharika, stated that “Africa must grow first and then stabilize”.
 
Statement by Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA
29 March 2010
 

Address by His Excellency Ngwazi Dr. Bingu Wa Mutharika
President of the Republic of Malawi and Chairman of The African Union

   

Opening Statement by H.E. Mr. Jean Ping
Chairperson of the African Union Commission

   

Statement by Mr. Cheick Sidi Diarra, Under- Secretary General, Special Adviser for Africa and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States
29 March 2010

   

Statement by Hany Kadry Dimian, Deputy Minister of Finance, on behalf of H.E. Dr. Youssef Boutros-Ghali, Minister of Finance, Egypt


 
Committee of Experts, 25 - 28 March
 
Side events to the AUC/ECA Committee of experts meeting focus on illicit financial flows and regulatory models in the knowledge economy
Side events to the AUC/ECA Committee of experts meeting focus on illicit financial flows and regulatory models in the knowledge economy
ECA-AU Joint Press Release No. 26/2010
Lilongwe, 29 March 2010 (ECA-AUC) - African finance and development leading experts gathered in Lilongwe (Malawi), tackled financial integrity issues and the e-economy regulatory models during two panel discussions organized as side events to the Committee of experts meeting which closed yesterday after four days of intense discussions.
 

The Committee of Experts addresses the challenges involved in growth and employment in Africa, the central theme of its annual meeting
ECA-AU Joint Press Release No. 25/2010
Lilongwe, 26 March 2010 (ECA) - On the second day of their meeting, which is being held in Lilongwe, Malawi, from 25 to 29 March 2010, African experts from Ministries of Finance, Planning and Economic Development examined the heart of the issue during an interactive session which was wholly devoted to thorough consideration of the central topic of the meeting, “Promoting high-level sustainable growth to reduce unemployment in Africa”.

 
Africa’s leading finance and development experts are discussing policies that generate employment opportunities
ECA-AU Joint Press Release No. 24/2010
Lilongwe, 26 March 2010 (ECA) - African Experts representing finance, planning and economic development ministries in African countries started their deliberations yesterday in Lilongwe (Malawi) on how to achieve a high quality growth, through employment-focused development policies, in the wake of the economic and financial crisis.
 
Statement by Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA
25 March 2010
 


Statement by H.E. Dr. Maxwell M. Mkwezalamba, Commissioner for Economic Affairs, African Union
25 March 2010

 
Opening Speech on behalf of Mr. Hany Dimian, Deputy Minister of Finance of Egypt
Delivered by Yasser Sobhi, Economist at the Office of Minister of Finance
   

Opening Statement by Hon. Ken Edward Kandodo, Minister of Finance of The Republic of Malawi

    Presentations
  From Rev Doors to Trap Doors: One Good Turn for Africa’s Development Financing
Melvin Ayogu & Tendai Gwatidzo,  Standard Bank Group & University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
  Illicit Capital Flows from Africa – Three Problems for Africa
Léonce Ndikumana, Development Research Department African Development Bank
  Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development
 
Promoting high-level sustainable growth to reduce unemployment in Africa
Issues Paper
by Mr. Emmanuel Nnadozie, Director, Economic Development and NEPAD Division, UNECA
 
 
  UN System Support to the AU and its NEPAD Programme
 

Implementation of the Conference Resolution on African Charter on Statistics: Status Report
M. Dossina YEO, Head of Statistics Unit, African Union Commission

 

Draft African Common Position
Dr. René N’Guettia Kouassi, Director of Economic Affairs, African Union Commission

 
Status of the integration process in africa: recent developments
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  Etat de la mise en œuvre des  décisions de Ouagadougou sur la promotion de l’emploi et la réduction de la pauvreté
  Assessing Progress in Africa towards the Millennium Development Goals, 2010
  Overview of Economic and  Social Conditions in Africa in 2009
Adam B. Elhiraika, Chief, Macroeconomic Analysis Section, ECA
 

Situation du processus d’intégration en Afrique: les développements récents
Dr. René N’Guettia Kouassi, Directeur des Affaires économiques Commission de l’Union africaine

 

Status of the integration process in Africa: recent developments
Dr. René N’Guettia Kouassi, Director of Economic Affairs, African Union Commission


 
Committee of Experts
       
 
Draft Provisional Agenda

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  Draft Annotated Agenda
  Draft Programme of Work
 
Conference of Ministers
       
 
Draft Provisional Agenda 
  Draft Annotated Agenda
  Draft Programme of Work
 
 
Documents
       
  Annual Report    
  Issues Paper
 

Outcome of the Africa Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least   Developed Countries

   
 

Recent organizational changes in the ECA secretariat. Note by the Executive Secretary

   
 

Overview of economic and social conditions in Africa in 2009

 
 

Report on Climate Change and Development in Africa

 

Proposed Strategic Framework for the Period 2012-2013 
Economic and Social Development in Africa Programme 14

 
 

Financing for Development: A Progress Report on the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus

 
 

Report on United Nations System-wide Support to the African Union and its New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Programme in the context of the Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM)

 

Assessing Progress in Africa towards the Millennium Development Goals, 2010

   
 

Economic Commission for Africa: Programme Performance Over the  Period 2008-2009