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ATPC News [ Version française ]
April - June 2009, Vol 1, No. 3
In this edition: Workshop on Trade Facilitation and Aid for Trade Highlights Successes, Stresses Continued Work; ATPC Plays Pivotal Role in Launch of Pan- African Alliance on E-Commerce; ATPC Participates at UNCTAD Expert Meeting on Mainstreaming Gender in Trade Policyand more... |
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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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Forthcoming ERA 2009 calls for big-push on agriculture
Joint Press Release
Addis Ababa, 22 May 2009 (ECA) - The global economic crisis will hit African economies hard during the course of 2009, according to the forthcoming Economic Report on Africa 2009. The report, jointly published by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Union Commission (AU), will be launched on Thursday May 28. The theme of this year's report is: “ Developing African Agriculture through Regional Value Chains .” |
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Workshop on Trade Facilitation and Aid for Trade: Sustaining Trade Facilitation Gains Through Effective Aid for Trade Strategies
Addis Ababa , 12-13 March 2009 |
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ECA and UNCTAD Course Highlighted Key Issues on International Economic Agenda
ECA Press Release No. 10/2009
Cairo, Egypt, 23 February 2009 – Better understanding of the infrastructure necessary to foster competitiveness and the relevance of transportation to trade and key issues in international trade negotiations and regionalism were the focus of the United Nations Economic Commission on Africa's (UNECA) presentations during a three-week workshop held recently. |
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ATPC News [ Version française ]
Januray-March 2009, Vol 1, No. 2
In this edition: Experts Call on ATPC to Support Creation of an African Alliance for Electronic Trade, Africa’s Expectations from Aid for Trade Discussed at Workshop in Bonn, ECA-CA and ATPC strengthen capacity in Cameroon on regional integration issues and instruments in Central Africa, and more... |
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The African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) Discusses Africa's Expectations from Aid for Trade at Workshop in Bonn
ECA Press Release No. 40/2008
Addis Ababa - 1 December 2008 – A representative of the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC), which is based at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia recently attended a workshop in Bonn, Germany to discuss African (member States and Regional Economic Communities (RECs)) expectations from the Aid for Trade (AfT) initiative. |
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ECA and Doha International Financing 4 Development Conference Update: Day 3
UN Under Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Abdoulie Janneh, made presentations at two side events on the third day of the of Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus in Doha. |
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ECA Executive Secretary urges Africa to find ways of using trade in a proactive and dynamic manner during Doha “Roundtable on International Trade as an Engine of Development”
UN Under Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Abdoulie Janneh, participated in the Roundtable on International Trade as an Engine of Developmen t during the second day of Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus in Doha. |
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ECA Executive Secretary and Experts Attend “Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development” in Doha
UN Under-Secretary-General and ECA Executive Secretary Abdoulie Janneh led the Commission's delegation to the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus which officially opened in Doha, Qatar on 29 November. |
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ECA-CA and ATPC strengthen capacity in Cameroon on regional integration issues and instruments in Central Africa.
On 17-19 November 2008, the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) and ECA's Trade Finance and Economic Development Division (TFED) contributed to a capacity-building seminar on the concepts and operating modes of regional integration instruments in Central Africa. |
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“Promoting the Development of Productive Capacities in Africa”
ECA Press Release No. 35/2008
Addis Ababa, 20 November 2008 –(ECA)- The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) is organizing an “ Ad-hoc Expert Group Meeting on Macroeconomic Policy, Productive Capacity and Growth in Africa” in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 24-25 November 2008.
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“AEC 2008 ends with commitment to continued knowledge sharing between policy makers, academics and other experts”
Addis Ababa 18 November 2008 (ECA) - The Third African Economic Conference (AEC 2008) ended in Tunis on Friday, November 14, 2008, after three days of vibrant discussion on some of the key issues facing Africa in today's globalised economy. |
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Experts Call on the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) to Support the Establishment of an African Alliance for Electronic Trade
ECA Press Release No. 32/2008
Addis Ababa 18 November (ECA) - The African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) and the ICT and Science & Technology Division (ISTD) of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) participated actively at the International Single Window Conference that was held in Dakar, Senegal, from 5-7 November 2008. |
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“African Trade Policy Centre begins work again with a new regional focus”
ECA Press Release No. 27/2008
Addis Ababa, 31 October 2008 -ECA)-: The second phase of the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC II) has been launched with programming missions to the Secretariats of the East African Community (EAC) from 8-9 September 2008 and Southern African Development Community (SADC) from 25-26 September 2008. A similar mission is planned to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) by the end of 2008. |
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First Edition of ATPC II News Launched
ATPC II has launched its new newsletter ATPC II News. This edition of the newsletter is dedicated to ATPC II programming missions to the East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariats, and proposals on an African template for the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between African countries and the EU prepared by ATPC and discussed at a workshop in Addis Ababa from 8-10 October 2008. The newsletter also reports on a recent mission of a team from the Gender Equality and African Regional Institution Project (GEARI) to Addis Ababa, and ATPC studies and events on trade facilitation. |
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ATPC II launched with Programming Missions to EAC and SADC Secretariats
As part of activities to launch the second phase of the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC II), a programming mission was undertaken to the Secretariat of the East African Community (EAC) in Arusha, Tanzania from 8-9 September 2008. A similar mission was undertaken to the Secretariat of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Gaborone, Botswana from 25-26 September 2008. |
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“ATPC Proposals on an African template for EPAs endorsed at end of continental workshop”
ECA Press Release No. 21/2008
Addis Ababa – 10 October 2008 - ECA - African experts on Friday ended a continental workshop on Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between European and African countries at ECA headquarters in Addis Ababa with the endorsement of proposals towards an African template for EPA negotiations.
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“Evaluating the Impact of EPAs on Africa 's Regional Integration Agenda”
ECA Press Release No. 19/2008
Addis Ababa – 29 September 2008 - ECA - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is convening a continental workshop on Economic Partnership Agreements between European and African countries at its headquarters in Addis Ababa , Ethiopia , on 8-10 October 2008. |
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Macroeconomic Policy and Convergence in Africa : ECA's Contribution
Addis Ababa, 16 September 2008 - (ECA) - The Trade, Finance and Economic Development (TFED) division of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in collaboration with the University of Pretoria, is organizing a training workshop on “Macroeconomic Policy and Convergence in Southern Africa” in Pretoria, South Africa on 23-26 September 2008. |
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Capacity building workshop on “Enhancing the capacity of member States to achieve macroeconomic policy convergence in Southern Africa” , Pretoria, South Africa,
23-26 September 2008.
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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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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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française] |
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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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