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Advancing the “Aid For Trade” Implementation Agenda in Africa Addis-Ababa-26 June 2008-ECA: Concerted efforts are now underway to ensure speedy and effective implementation of the Aid for Trade (AFT) initiative in Africa , under the leadership of the AFT Working Group, which was recently established by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). Full story ... |
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The
Trade, Finance & Economic
Development Division (TFED)
focuses on issues relating to macroeconomic
analysis, including monitoring of
macroeconomic trends and macro-micro
linkages.The Division consists of
four sections and a center, i.e. the
Industry and Sectoral Policies Section
(ISPS), the Financing Development
Section (FDS), the Trade and International
Negotiations Section (TINS), the Macroeconomic
Analysis Section (MAS), and the African
Trade Policy Centre (ATPC). The Division
is lead by Mr. Hakim Ben Hammouda,
Director TFED.
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ECA Policy Research Report 2008
Public Expenditure and Service Delivery in Africa:
Perspectives on Policy and Institutional Framework |
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ECA-AfDB-OECD- Latest “African Economic Outlook” Report Forecasts Stronger Regional Economic Growth in Near Future
Addis Ababa , 12 May 2008 (ECA) - The 2007-2008 African Economic Outlook report, jointly published by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the OECD Development Centre and the ECA, reports that Africa's rate of GDP growth is expected to strengthen to approximately 6.0 per cent in 2008 and that this level is likely to be maintained in 2009. |
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ECA/ATPC Organises Workshop on Trade Facilitation and Study Tour to the Port of Djibouti
Addis Ababa , 9 May 2008 (ECA): The Trade, Finance and Economic Development Division (TFED) of ECA and the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) organized a workshop on trade facilitation as well as a study tour to the Port of Djibouti and two border posts between Ethiopia and Djibouti on 5 and 6 May 2008.
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2008 African Economic Conference Call For Papers
The ECA and African Development Bank will convene the 2008 African Economic Conference on the theme “Globalization, Institutions and Economic Development of Africa” on 12-14 November in Tunis, Tunisia. The program committee now invites submission of abstracts (or papers) by interested participants on any economic issues of relevance to African economies.
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External Review of Economic Report for Africa 2008
Addis Ababa, 14 November 2007 (ECA) – The External Peer Review of the Economic Report on Africa for 2008 (ERA 2008) will take place in Addis Ababa on 18 November 2007. ERA is one of the Commission's annual flagship publications prepared by the Trade Finance and Economic Development Division (TFED) in collaboration with the African Union. More...
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Capacity Building Workshop – Addis Ababa, 14 November 2007
Addis Ababa, 09 November 2007(ECA) – The Trade, Finance and Economic Development (TFED) division of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is organizing a “ Policy analysis capacity building workshop for technical officials of ministries and central banks ” on 14 November 2007, at the UN Conference Centre, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. More...
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The 2nd African Economic Conference
Addis Ababa, 9 November 2007 (ECA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) are organizing the 2nd African Economic Conference from 15-17 November 2007 at the UN Conference Centre in Addis Ababa. More...
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Coming Soon: 2007 African Economic Conference
Addis Ababa, 31 October 2007 (ECA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) are jointly organizing the second African Economic Conference which will be held from 15 – 17 November 2007. More...
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ECA Survey Finds Limited Progress in Implementation of Monterrey Consensus in Africa
Addis Ababa, 22 October 2007 (ECA) - The results of a recent survey by the Economic Commission for Africa suggest that, in general, very limited progress has been made in realizing the objectives of the Monterrey Consensus on Financing for Development. The release of the survey results coincides with the 23-24 October high-level biennial review of the United Nations General Assembly Plenary on the implementation of the Monterrey Consensus.
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Mobilising
Aid for Trade: Focus Africa
Addis Ababa, 9 October 2007 (ECA) - The
Trade, Finance and Economic Development
(TFED) division of the United Nations Economic
Commission for Africa (ECA) is organizing
an “Ad-hoc Expert Group Meeting”
on “ Policy targeting to accelerate
growth, create employment, and achieve theMillennium
Development Goals (MDGs) in Africa”
from 17 to 18 October 2007, at the Speke
Resort and Conference Centre, in Kampala,
Uganda. |
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Mobilising
Aid for Trade: Focus Africa
Addis Ababa, 26 September 2007 (ECA)- The
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the
African Development Bank and the World Trade
Organisation (WTO) will jointly organise
the regional review meeting on “ Mobilising
Aid for Trade: Focus Africa” in Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania, on 1 – 2 October 2007. |
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AU
appoints UN official as member of new “Panel
of Eminent Africans”
Addis Ababa, 04 September
2007 - The current Chairman of the African
Union (AU), His Excellency, President John
Kufuor of Ghana, has appointed Mr. Hakim
Ben Hammouda, the Director of the Trade,
Finance and Economic Development Division
(TFED) of the Economic Commission for Africa
(ECA) as member of the Panel of Eminent
Africans, which has been established to
advise on how to improve the African Union.
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ATPC
News
June
2007, Vol 2, No. 5
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“ECA
economist receives eminent international
trade research award”
13 June 2007
The Director of the Trade, Finance and Economic
Development Division (TFED) of the United
Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Mr. Hakim Ben Hammouda last week received
the 2007 Alan Powell Award, one of the most
prestigious in the area of global trade
research. More...
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ECCAS
meeting welcomes ERA 2007 recommendations
12 June 2007
The key findings of the 2007 Economic
Report on Africa (ERA, were presented last
week in Brazzaville (Republic of Congo)
to the Council of Ministers of the Economic
Community of Central African States (ECCAS).
This was the first briefing session on the
report for a sub regional body since its
official launch in April in Addis Ababa,
during the Conference of African Ministers
of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.
ERA 2007, which was jointly published by
ECA and the African Union Commission, focuses
on the theme "Accelerating Africa's
Development through Diversification. |
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“Second
African Financing For Development Conference
to Convene in Ghana”
ECA Press Release No. 10/2007
Addis Ababa, 25 May (ECA) – The Government
of Ghana in collaboration with the Economic
Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African
Development Bank will convene a high-level
conference on ‘Financing for Development',
in Accra, Ghana, on 30-31 May, under the
theme “Infrastructure for Growth
– The Energy Challenge”.
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ECA
Media Advisory
Addis Ababa, 21 May 2007 (ECA): The Economic
Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Economic
Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
(ECLAC) will co-organise a Capacity Building
Workshop for selected African research centers,
in Bujumbura, Burundi on 29-30 May 2007. |
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