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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Questionnaire - Macroeconomic policies and convergence
In order to get the views of African countries on the design and implementation of macroeconomic policies, the UN Economic Commission for Africa has designed this questionnaire and would appreciate if you could please take the time to complete all the sections.
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ECA Policy Research Report 2008
Public Expenditure and Service Delivery in Africa:
Perspectives on Policy and Institutional Framework

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.

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.
Millenium Development Goals
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.

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.

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.


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...

The Second African ‘Financing for Development' conference

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.

The Second African ‘Financing for Development' conference
The Second African Ministerial Conference on Financing for Development
Addis Ababa 4 June 2007 (ECA) – The Second African ‘Financing for Development' conference, ended in Accra, on 31 May with the release of a Ministerial Communiqué spelling out actions that have to be taken by governments to address the financing needs of the energy sector in African countries. More...
“Second African Financing For Development Conference to Convene in Ghana”
“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”.

Make “Special Products” relevant for Africa's development, says Beninois Minister of Trade
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.
Make “Special Products” relevant for Africa's development, says Beninois Minister of Trade
WTO negotiations: Make “Special Products” relevant for Africa's development, says Beninois Minister of Trade
Cotonou, 4 May 2007 (ECA) - The Minister of Industry and Trade of Benin, Mr. Soumanou I. Moudjaidou, yesterday in Cotonou called on trade experts and African Ambassadors based in Geneva to propose a clear methodology for defining “special products” in a way that addresses Africa's development needs in WTO negotiations.

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