Economic and Social Policy Analysis

	Policymakers discuss capital flows and sustainability of African current accounts By Cristina Müller, 15 September 2005 In a bid to improve African countries’ capacity to balance their import spending and export earnings, economists from the ECA are hosting a two-day workshop starting 21 September in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, for some 60 African policy makers.
	ECA Workshop targets National Statistics Development Strategies By Cristina Müller, 09 August 2005 A workshop for statistics professionals from English-speaking African countries on National Statistics Design Strategies (NSDS) began today at ECA headquarters, in Addis Abbaba, under the auspices of the United Nations, the African Development Bank (ADB), the World Bank, and the PARIS 21 Secretariat. :: Workshop on National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) 08 - 15 August 2005, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [Agenda]
	Addressing Inequalities: Policies for Inclusive Development A two-day workshop organised by the Inter-Regional Inequality Facility and held at UNECA, Addis Ababa, July 11-12th 2005.
	African statistics framework launched By Cristina Müller, 31 May 2005 Regional and international experts met in Addis Ababa last week to launch a reference framework aimed at improving Africa’s precarious statistical capacity.
	ESPD Update 26 April 2005 In this issue: - HIV/AIDs: A new variant famine? - Policies for Health Financing that work for the Poor the Poorf - Turning Brain Drain Around for Africa
	African governments urged to commit to census programme By Cristina Muller, ECA, 28 April 2005 Given that Africa is considered the weakest link in the world census programme, governments on the continent must boost their commitment to ensure the success of the 2010 round of population and housing censuses, experts said.
	Experts Hail Impact of Electronic Mapping on Africa By Cristina Muller, Addis Ababa, 28 April 2005 - Geographic information and electronic mapping are helping African policymakers in areas such as urban planning, security, commercial delivery tracking, and environmental management.
	Statistics Experts Concerned by Slow Progress By Cristina Muller, 26 April 2005
	New UN handbook profiles non profits in Africa By Cristina Müller, 23 March 2005 Nonprofit or civil society organizations, philanthropy, and voluntarism increasingly attract attention in Africa for their contributions to the challenges of poverty alleviation, development, environmental protection, and social exclusion.
	Task Force Planned to Help Compile Better Data on Foreign Investment ECA Press Release 30/2004, 24 Nov.2004 African experts agreed Wednesday to establish a task force to support African officials who compile data on foreign direct investment.
	African Experts Discuss Improved Management of Foreign Investment, ECA Press Release 29/2004, 22 Nov.2004.
	Africa Needs Better Statistical Information, Says ECA ECA Press Release 27/2004, Addis Ababa, 18 November 2004.
	African nations rally to improve statistical information on the Continent By Cristina Muller, 18 November 2004 African development leadership is set on African Statistics Day 2004, on 18th November, to raise awareness of governments, international agencies, and the community-at-large to the importance of statistics management in a nation's progress.
	ECA workshop on trade statistics recommends fully automated systems By Cristina Muller, 05 November 2004 The ECA's Economic and Social Policy Division (ESPD) hosted from 8 to 11 November a workshop on international trade statistics to identify issues and solutions for improving the timeliness and quality of merchandise trade statistics in countries where trade data are an output of automated customs systems.
	Workshop on Financial Systems and Mobilization 0f Resources in Africa · Date: 1-3 November 2004 · Venue: Intercontinental Hotel, Nairobi
	Economic Report on Africa 2004 Published, Highlights Trade Addis Ababa, 29 September 2004. Trade liberalization alone will not boost growth and poverty reduction in Africa. That’s the key message of this year’s Economic Report on Africa 2004 (ERA 2004), published by the UN’s Economic Commission for Africa.
	ABSA holds first annual meeting By Andrew Allimadi, ECA The first annual meeting of the Advisory Board on Statistics in Africa (ABSA) opened Monday 10 May in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. :: Link to ECA statistics website
	North African Capital Markets Workshop 30 March to 1 April 2004, Cairo, Egypt ECA Press Release No. 06/2004 Workshop Agrees Action Plan to Boost Capital Markets. Carving a Place for Africa’s Emerging Capital Markets in a Globalized World Opening Address by Mr. Patrick Asea, Director, Economic and Social Policy Division of the ECA.
	Press Release 21/2003 Experts Group meeting in Senegal concludes that Africa’s external debt problem be put in wider context of financing development (11.21.2003)
	Statement by K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, at the Expert Group Meeting on External Debt Dakar, Senegal (11.17.2003)
	Government of Rwanda Seeks ECA Counsel The Minister of Finance of Rwanda recognizes and lauds ECA's accurate and relevant analysis of the country's economic circumstances as depicted in the recent Economic Report for Africa. More . . .
	Press Release 18/2003 Expert Group Meeting on Africa’s Debt to Take Place in Dakar. (11.14.2003) http://www.uneca.org/debtforum/
	Press Release 17/2003 Capital Markets Workshop Adopts Robust Action Plan. http://www.uneca.org/acmdp/ (10.31.2003)
	African Capital Markets Development Documents, Speeches and Presentations from the African Capital Markets Development Workshop, 27-29 October 2003, Johannesburg, South Africa. (10.28.2003)
	Press Release 16/2003 "Big Table" Focuses on how to Protect African Economies from External Shocks. (10.28.2003)
	Promoting Regional Financial Market Integration Opening Address by Mr. Patrick Asea, Director, Economic and Social Policy Division of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), at the Inaugural Sub-regional Meeting of the African Capital Markets Development Program, African Capital Markets Development Workshop, Johannesburg, South Africa, October 27, 2003. (10.28.2003)
	Press Release 15/2003 ECA Organizing an African Capital Markets Development Workshop. (10.20.2003)
	Mutual Accountability,Policy Coherence and Development Effectiveness for Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Africa Statement by K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa at the Millennium Project Task Force Meeting organized by UNDP, 21 July 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Statement delivered by Mr. Patrick Asea, Director of the Economic and Social Policy Division (ESPD/ECA), on behalf of the Executive Secretary) (07.22.2003)
	Remarks on the findings and recommendations of the Commission on Capital Flows to Africa, by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) at the luncheon plenary session of the fourth biennial US-Africa Business Summit hosted by the Corporate Council on Africa, 25 June 2003, Washington DC, USA. (06.26.2003)
	Media Advisory 04/2003 Commission on Capital Flows Report Released Today. (06.23.2003)
	Pro-Poor Growth Strategies in Africa Expert Group Meeting Munyonyo Speke Resort, Kampala, Uganda 23 - 24 June 2003. (06.13.2003)
	ECA Press Release No. 08/2003 African Ministers Pronounce on Aid, Trade, Debt, IMF, HIV/AIDS. (06.02.2003)
	Ministerial Statement of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1 June 2003. (06.02.2003)
	Joint ADB/ECA Symposium Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 02 June 2003.
	Poverty Reduction and the MDGs: What does the HIV/AIDS epidemic imply? Address by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa at the "Joint ADB/ECA Symposium", Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 02 June 2003. (06.02.2003)
	ECA Press Release No. 07/2003 Amoako Proposes New Debt Initiative, Manuel Questions IMF Reform. (06.01.2003)
	Opening Statement at the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development by K. Y.Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 01 June 2003. Audio of the speech (06.01.2003)
	Report of the 22nd Meeting of the Committee of Experts of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. 31 May 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (06.01.2003)