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Briefing on the Key Messages and Recommendations of ECA’s Regional Integration Flagship Reports
Saturday, March 23, 2019
Marrakech, Morocco
African leaders have intensified their efforts to promote regional integration, as evidenced by the establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in March 2018. The work of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and partners continue to contribute to this agenda with policy-oriented technical research, including through the reports that are the focus of this side event: (a) “Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA) IX: next steps for the African Continental Free Trade Area report and (b) African Regional Integration Index 2019.