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Knowledge Management training kicks off to strengthen collaboration in support of Southern African member states
ECA Press Release No. 64/2012
Addis Ababa, 04 May 2012 (ECA) –A two-day training workshop on Knowledge Management opened on 3 May 2012 in Johannesburg South Africa and brought together 16 participants drawn from SADC, COMESA, GIZ, UNDP, NEPAD and member States covered by the Southern Africa Office of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). |
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ECA's subregional office in Southern Africa gets a new Director
ECA Press Release No. 30/2012
Lusaka, 16 March 2012 (ECA) –Ms Beatrice Kiraso, the new Director appointed for ECA’s subregional office in South Africa (SRO-SA) has reported for duties, substantively filling a position that has been vacant for close to two years. |
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Minister of Tourism officially opens 18th Session of ICE, says Africa should tap into cultural tourism
ECA Press Release No. 19/2012
Port Louis, 01 March 2012 (ECA) – The 18 Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts(ICE) was officially opened his morning by the Minister of Tourism and Leisure, John Michael Sik Yuen. |
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Southern Africa should seize current global focus on continent as investment destination - Experts
ECA Press Release No. 18/2012
Port Louis, 29 February 2012 (ECA) – A 2-day Expert group meeting has recommended today in Mauritius that southern Africa should reposition itself to reap from benefits of direct foreign investment currently flowing on the continent. |
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Mauritius: Sea, Sand, Sun and why it must diversify its tourism
ECA Press Release No. 17/2012
Port Louis, 29 February 2012 (ECA) –The Island of Mauritius is synonymous to leisure. Renowned for its beaches and bluest of waters, Mauritius is a destination for merry makers with 92 percent of its visitors coming purely to enjoy its sea, sun and sand in turn, creating over 28,000 direct jobs and accounting for 10 percent to its GDP. |
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Experts meet to discuss sustainable tourism in Southern Africa
ECA Press Release No. 162012
Port Louis, 28 February 2012 (ECA) – An ad-hoc Experts Group Meeting preceding the 18th Intergovernmental Committee of Experts was officially opened this morning by the UN Resident Co-ordinator for Mauritius & Seychelles, Ms Leyla Tegmo-Reddy. |
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Experts meeting to review e-commerce readiness of SADC member countries started
ECA Press Release No. 04/2012
Luanda, Angola, 24 January 2012 (ECA) - A two-day mid-term review meeting of the SADC study on e-commerce opened this week in Luanda, Angola and brought together more than 40 ICT experts from Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Lesotho, Mauritius and South-Africa. |
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Private sector in Southern Africa tackles Tripartite Free Trade Area
ECA Press Release No. 162/2011
Lusaka, 20 December (ECA): Private Sector representatives met in Johannesburg from 15-16 December at a forum to discuss experiences of doing business in the Tripartite Free Trade Area (T-FTA). |
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Zambian Parliament Launches the National Assembly of Zambia ICT Master Plan
The Parliament of Zambia ICT Master Plan was launched today, the 8th of Dec in Lusaka by the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Honorable Mkhondo Lungu. |
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COMESA Professional Staff Trained in Results Based Management
Lusaka, 24 November 2011 (ECA)A two-day training on Results Based Management (RBM) for professional staff of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern African States (COMESA) was held from 22-23 November 2011, in Lusaka, Zambia. |
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Seminar on Enhancing the Effectiveness of Food Security Information Systems in the SADC Sub-Region
Johannesburg, 15 November 2011 (ECA) - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Southern Africa Office has organized a Seminar on “Enhancing the Effectiveness of Food Security Information Systems in the SADC Sub-Region”.
:: Seminar web page |
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Sub-regional Consultative Meeting in Lusaka finalises the Southern Africa Report on Progress towards Sustainable Development
ECA Press Release No. 122/2011 |
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The Southern Africa launch of the 2011 Economic Report on Africa takes place in Lusaka, Zambia.
14 September 2011 |
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Experts from Southern Africa to Enhance Policy Responses to Financial and Economic crisis
ECA Press Release No. 23/2010
Lilongwe, 24 March 2010 (ECA) -In response to the constraining economic environment shaped by the global financial and economic crisis, countries from the Southern Africa sub region have taken steps to address its adverse effects. |
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The Lack of Adequate Infrastructure Can Hinder Growth Potential, says Malawian Official at the Southern Africa Ad hoc Experts Group Meeting
ECA Press Release No. 22/2010
Lilongwe, 23 March 2010 (ECA) - The Principal Secretary of the Malawian Ministry of Transport and Public Infrastructure, Dr. McFellow Ngwira, stressed, early this week in Lilongwe (Malawi), the need to focus on regional infrastructure investment in energy and to further develop water resources management in Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) countries. |
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As Southern African Economies begin to Emerge from Recession, Important Policy-Choices are needed to Sustain Recovery.
By Jennifer Kargbo
Southern Africa suffered severe collateral damage from the global economic crisis whose epicentre was in the United States. Due to Southern Africa’s relative openness and commodity-dependent trade links to developed countries, the effects hit this sub-region harder than other parts of Africa. |
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Sixteenth Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts for Southern Africa (ICE)
24 – 25 March 2010, Lilongwe, Malawi
Theme: Responses to the Impacts of the Global Financial and Economic Crises in Southern Africa
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Ad Hoc Experts Group Meeting on Cost Benefit Analysis of Regional Infrastructure and Services, Lilongwe, Malawi 22-23 March 2010.
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A Framework for Mainstreaming Regional Integration in National Development Plans in the Southern African Development Community |
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Impact of the Global Financial Crisis and Recession on the SADC Mining Sector |
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Regional Workshop on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and the Development of Extractive Industries |
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Report of the Ad hoc Expert Group Meeting on the
Harmonization of National Mining Policies
in the SADC subregion
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Report of the Regional Workshop on the Harmonisation
of Statistics in Southern Africa |
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Governance of Financial Institutions in Southern Africa:
Issues for an Institutional Convergence Framework for
Regional Financial Integration in SADC. |
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INSIGHT
ECA-SA, Issue 11, December 2009 |
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Training Workshop for Parliamentarians and Staff of Parliament: Building the ICT Capacities of Swaziland's Policy Makers.
14 - 18 December 2009, Ezulwini, Swaziland. |
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Regional Workshop on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and the Development of Extractive Industries.
10th - 11th December 2009
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Expert Group Meeting on the Proposed Project of the UNECA Depository Libraries in Southern Africa.
9 December 2009,
Manzini, Swaziland
[ Aide Memoire ] [ Agenda ] [ Draft Work Programme ] |
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Workshop on Development Finance Institutions Support to Infrastructure Development in SADC and COMESA.
7- 9 Dec 2009,
Manzini, Swaziland.
[ Agenda ] [ Concept Note ] [ Draft Work Programme ] |
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Adhoc Expert Group Meeting for Central Statistical Offices in Southern Africa : Towards Harmonization of Statistics in the SADC Region.
3-4 December 2009, Manzini, Swaziland
[ Aide Memoire ] [ Agenda ] [ Draft Work Programme ] |
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New Publication
Wheels of Change: Champions in the SADC Gender Agenda |
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INSIGHT
ECA-SA, Issue 10, September 2009 |
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e-SADC Launch Meeting
05 – 06 October 2009,
Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC),
Gaborone, Botswana
Aide Memoire | Programme of Work | Poster |
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Regional Consultative Meeting on SADC Regional Gender Monitoring Tool
Johannesburg, South Africa, 24th -25th August 2009
Aide Memoire | Poster |
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Launch of the African Economic Outlook 2009
Lusaka, Zambia, 31 July 2009
:: Closing Remarks by
Jennifer Kargbo, Director, ECA-SA
:: Press Release
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Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) for Southern Africa:
Report of the 15th Meeting |
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INSIGHT
ECA-SA, Issue 9, June 2009 |
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Experts adopt report calling for increased productivity and competitiveness.
ECA Press Release No. 36/2009
Lusaka, 25 June 2009 (ECA) –
Experts called on Southern African governments to adopt innovative ways of increasing productivity and improving business competitiveness. The call was made in the final report of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts meeting of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Southern Africa office, which closed in Lusaka, Zambia on Thursday 25 June. |
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Experts call on Governments to Domesticate the Development Agenda.
ECA Press Release No. 35/2009
Lusaka, 24 June 2009 (ECA) – African governments must design and implement policies that trigger a process of capital accumulation in their countries, according to Mr. Emmanuel Ngulube, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and National Planning of the Republic of Zambia. |
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The 15th Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts for Southern Africa (ICE)
Theme: Enhancing Domestic Resource Mobilization: Challenges and Opportunities for Southern Africa
23 – 25 June 2009, Lusaka, Zambia |
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Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting on Assessing the Implementation of the SADC-ECA Multiyear Programme
22 – 23 June 2009, Lusaka, Zambia
:: Aide Memoire
:: Provisional Agenda |
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Mainstreaming Regional Integration in National Development Plans in Southern Africa
28 - 29 May 2009, Maputo, Mozambique |
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Progress and Prospects
in the Implementation of Protocols
in Southern Africa |
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The Role of Population and Migration
in Enhancing Regional Integration in
the SADC and COMESA Regions |
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INSIGHT
ECA-SA, Issue 8, March 2009 |
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ECA-SA Launches Library Project for Southern African Universities |
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Macroeconomic Policy and Institutional
Convergence in Member States
of Southern African Development
Community |
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Compte rendu des travaux de la quatorzième
réunion du Comité intergouvernemental d’experts (CIE)
pour l’Afrique australe |
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INSIGHT
ECA-SA, Issue 7, December 2008 |
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Joint ADB, AU and ECA-SA Seminar on “Water and Sanitation in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC): Innovative Approaches for Resource Mobilization and Policy Implementation”
Lusaka, Zambia, 10 - 11 December 2008.
:: Findings, recommendations and conclusions
:: Press Release
:: WASAT Provisional Annotated Agenda
:: WASAT ADB Consutative Meeting Agenda
:: WASAT Agenda Draft
:: WASAT Seminar Servicing |
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INSIGHT
ECA-SA, Issue 6, October 2008 |
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Fourteenth Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts for Southern Africa (ICE)
2-4 June 2008, Lusaka , Zambia
Theme “ Achieving Free Trade Area (FTA) and Customs Union (CU): Emerging Challenges and Opportunities for Southern Africa ”.
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Report:
Workshop on Improving Electoral Quality in Southern Africa [PDF
Format]
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Feature
Article
Achieving
Free Trade Area and Customs Union: Emerging Challenges and
Opportunities for Southern Africa [PDF
Format] |
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Report
on the Progress and Prospects for the Attainment of Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) in Southern Africa |
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Minister
calls on experts to help ensure the success of free trade
in Southern Africa
Lusaka , 02 June 2008 (ECA) - The Minister of State
for Finance, Planning and Economic Development of the Republic
of Zambia, the Hon. Jonas Shakafuswa Monday called on experts
to devise action-oriented recommendations to ensure that
the forthcoming free trade area for Southern Africa is a
success. |
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INSIGHT
ECA-SA, Issue 5, June 2008 |
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Southern
African Development Forum on Progress towards Free Trade in
the Sub Region
ECA Press Release No. 08/2008
Lusaka , 15 May (ECA) – The United Nations Economic Commission
for Africa, Southern Africa Office (ECA-SA) is organizing
a multi-stakeholder forum from 29 – 31 May in Lusaka , Zambia
, to review progress towards achieving a Free Trade Area and
Customs Union in the sub region. |
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UNECA-SA will
be hosting the 14th Intergovernmental Committee of Experts
(ICE) from 2nd – 4th June 2008.
The theme of the meeting is “Achieving Free
Trade Area (FTA) and Customs Union (CU): Emerging Challenges
and Opportunities for Southern Africa”. |
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INSIGHT
ECA-SA, Issue 4, April 2008 |
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Report
of the workshop on interventions to mitigate the impact
of HIV/AIDS on smallholder agriculture, food security and
rural livelihoods in Southern Africa
Land
tenure systems and Sustainable development in Southern Africa