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7 August 2019
www.anp.ne
Niamey, 07 Août (ANP)-L’Institut National de la Statistique (INS) a organisé ce mercredi 07 août 2019, un atelier de présentation des résultats sur la valorisation du Produit Intérieur Brut (PIB), Base 2015, selon le système de comptabilité des Nations-Unies (SCN 2008).
7 August 2019
www.iol.co.za
Infrastructure inadequacy remains a major obstacle to Africa’s economic growth, development and productivity. It is estimated that poor infrastructure cuts national economic growth by 2% annually and productivity by a staggering 40%.
7 August 2019
africabusinesscommunities.com
The Economic Commission for Africa, ECA, Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, has told African Central Bank Governors that concerns around Africa’s rising sovereign debt should not focus so much about its level, but rather the ability to pay for it.
7 August 2019
www.forbesafrica.com
Ghana has been named the host of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) following four years of talks to form a 55-nation trade bloc. It will be the base for the AfCTA secretariat.
7 August 2019
infomarruecos.ma
6 August 2019
www.globaldiasporanews.com
The head of the Economic Commission for Africa, Vera Songwe and the Kingdom of Morocco’s State Secretariat for Sustainable Development and Nezha El Ouafi, who is also the current Chair of the African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development Bureau held a high-level meeting on Monday 5 August 2019, aimed at outlining a joint action plan on the implementation of the Marrakech Declaration, issued...
6 August 2019
www.botschaftangola.de
6 August 2019
www.mapnews.ma
Secretary of State for Sustainable Development Nezha El Ouafi met, on Monday, with Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Vera Songwe on the progress of the action plan of the African Forum for Sustainable Development in relation to the recommendations of the Marrakesh statement.
6 August 2019
www.mapexpress.ma
La secrétaire d’État chargée du développement durable, Nezha El Ouafi, s’est entretenue lundi avec la secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA) des Nations unies, Vera Songwe, axés sur l’état d’avancement du plan d’action du Forum africain pour le développement durable portant sur les recommandations de la déclaration de Marrakech issues des travaux de cette structure.
6 August 2019
lematin.ma
La secrétaire d’État chargée du Développement durable, Nezha El Ouafi, s’est entretenue lundi avec la secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA) des Nations unies, Vera Songwe.
6 August 2019
www.angop.ao
O assunto foi discutido, nesta segunda-feira em Addis-Abeba, pela secretária Executiva deste organismo, Vera Songwe, e o embaixador angolano na Etiópia, Francisco da Cruz.
5 August 2019
http://conjonctureseconomiques.com
C’est l’essentiel du message que la Secrétaire exécutive de la CEA, Vera Songwe, a adressé aux gouverneurs des banques centrales africaines, réunis à Kigali (Rwanda), le 31 juillet dernier, à la faveur de leur 42ème réunion annuelle de l’Association des banques centrales africaines.
5 August 2019
www.inside.news
Le 39ème Sommet de la Southern African Development Community (SADC) se tiendra à Dar Es Salaam au Tanzanie du 9 au 19 août. Le thème du Sommet cette année est Un environnement propice à des activités industrielles inclusives et durables, développement, le commerce intrarégional et la création d’emplois.
2 August 2019
https://sustainabilityactive.com
2 August 2019
www.africanews.com
The ECA Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, told African Central Bank Governors that concerns around Africa’s rising sovereign debt should not focus so much about its level, but rather the ability to pay for it. Elaborating on this point, she stressed that managing debt dynamics well is all about implementing good fiscal policy, which in turn is linked to effective monetary policy.
2 August 2019
www.financialafrik.com
“Il ne s’agit pas seulement du niveau de la dette, mais de la capacité à la payer”. Ces propos de Vera Songwe, Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission Economique Africaine (CEA, organe des Nations Unies) ont été prononcées le 31 juillet 2019 à Kigali, en marge de la 42ème réunion annuelle de l’Association des banques centrales africaines. Le caucus des régulateurs centraux se tenait sur un thème...
2 August 2019
www.china.org.cn
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Thursday stressed that current concerns regarding Africa's rising sovereign debt should not focus much about its level, rather the ability to pay for it.
2 August 2019
fr.allafrica.com
La Secrétaire exécutive de la CEA, Vera Songwe, déclare aux gouverneurs des banques centrales africaines que l’inquiétude suscitée par la hausse de la dette souveraine de l'Afrique ne porte pas nécessairement sur son niveau, mais plutôt sur sa capacité à la payer.
1 August 2019
www.globaldiasporanews.com
The ECA Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, told African Central Bank Governors that concerns around Africa’s rising sovereign debt should not focus so much about its level, but rather the ability to pay for it.
1 August 2019
/www.newtimes.co.rw
The rising debt level in Africa is increasingly becoming a topical issue.
1 August 2019
www.xinhuanet.com
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Thursday stressed that current concerns regarding Africa's rising sovereign debt should not focus much about its level, rather the ability to pay for it.
1 August 2019
weetracker.com
Prior to a positive turnout of events, the European Union’s Africa policy has been a graveyard of ambitious narratives. Europeans have literally stood idly by while China established itself in Africa with billions upon billions of investments.
1 August 2019
lematin.ma
a secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique des Nations unies pour l’Afrique (CEA-NU), Mme Vera Songwe, a salué le leadership et la clairvoyance de S.M. le Roi Mohammed VI pour les réalisations accomplies en matière d’autonomisation des femmes, de lutte contre les changements climatiques et le rôle du Maroc pour le développement en Afrique.
1 August 2019
http://newsreeldaily.com
The ECA Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, told African Central Bank Governors that concerns around Africa’s rising sovereign debt should not focus so much about its level, but rather the ability to pay for it.