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10 December 2018
www.modernghana.com
All is set for the Intra-African Trade (IATF) that begins in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday with Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, set to attend three events at this inaugural African continental business development event.
7 December 2018
www.ftchinese.com
A recent warning by the IMF about rising debt levels in low-income countries has raised questions about the extent to which debt distress is due to lending by China.
5 December 2018
https://ethiodailypost.com
United Nations economic commission’s head expressed readiness to “help Member States in developing their national Blue Economy strategies.” Blue economy has significant potential to bolster the socio-economic transformation of the global economy, said Vera Songwe, executive secretary of ECA
5 December 2018
www.afdb.org
The opening day of COP24 Leader’s Summit was marked by the celebration of Africa Day which focused on how the implementation of Africa’s Nationally Determined Contributions for a healthy environment can accelerate development on the continent.
4 December 2018
https://www.africa-newsroom.com
The Economic Commission for Africa’s management is committed to ensuring that people with disabilities have the right support to access all services, technologies and systems at the institution and that their rights are fully realized, Executive Secretary Vera Songwe said Monday.
4 December 2018
www.africanews.com
The Economic Commission for Africa’s management is committed to ensuring that people with disabilities have the right support to access all services, technologies and systems at the institution and that their rights are fully realized, Executive Secretary Vera Songwe said Monday.
4 December 2018
www.poandpo.com
A United Nations official on Sunday urged African states to borrow in local currencies in order to improve their debt sustainability.
4 December 2018
www.cnbcafrica.com
The Economic Commission for Africa’s management is committed to ensuring that people with disabilities have the right support to access all services, technologies and systems at the institution and that their rights are fully realized, Executive Secretary Vera Songwe said Monday.
4 December 2018
https://au.int
The opening day of COP24 Leader’s Summit was marked by the celebration of Africa Day held under the theme "The Africa Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Hub: Going further and faster with NDC implementation in support of Agenda 2063".
3 December 2018
http://en.ce.cn
Vera Songwe, executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, told Xinhua in Nairobi that the continent will need to work together with the financial market as well as concessional lenders like the World Bank and the African Development Bank to help bring down the risk of local currency lending.
3 December 2018
www.gbcghanaonline.com
Africa needs to redesign its cities in a way that will create jobs for its growing youth population, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, said Friday.
3 December 2018
http://encomium.ng
Africa needs to redesign its cities in a way that will create jobs for its growing youth population, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, said Friday.
3 December 2018
https://fr.allafrica.com
Dans ses remarques lors de la séance consacrée à l'engagement des dirigeants, à la conférence sur l'économie bleue viable, Vera Songwe, Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique pour l'Afrique (CEA), dit que la CEA se déclare disposée à aider les États membres à élaborer leurs stratégies nationales en matière d'économie bleue ».
29 November 2018
www.coastweek.com
UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary Vera Songwe has urged African countries to sign the protocol of the African Union (AU) on free movement of persons and goods.
29 November 2018
http://encomium.ng
In her remarks during the Leaders Commitment Segment of the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference on 26 November in Nairobi, Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), pledged ECA’s continued readiness to “help Member States in developing their national Blue Economy strategies.”
28 November 2018
www.journalducameroun.com
Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (UN ECA), has pledged ECA’s continued readiness to “help member states in developing their national Blue Economy strategies.”In her remarks during the Leaders Commitment Segment of the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference in Nairobi on Tuesday, she said the Commission will work with the African Union (AU) to set up a Regional...
28 November 2018
www.isa.org.jm
The wealth of marine resources in the oceans and seas surrounding the African Continent has the potential to be a key driver for the development of Africa’s Blue Economy but greater investment and capacity building will be critical to advancing the sustainable development of Africa’s deep seabed resources.
28 November 2018
www.exchange.co.tz
The consortium gives push to the growing debate about public debt in sub-Saharan African countries with World Bank figures showing the number of countries at high risk of debt distress rising from 8 in 2013 to 18 in 2018 in the region alone.
28 November 2018
https://vaaju.com
Strengthening African trade is crucial if the continent is to address the challenges created by fast-growing global trade patterns, UNCTAD Secretary General Mukhisa Kituyi said on November 27 in Addis Ababa.
27 November 2018
www.newsghana.com.gh
UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary Vera Songwe has urged African countries to sign the protocol of the African Union (AU) on free movement of persons and goods.
27 November 2018
https://allafrica.com
In her remarks during the Leaders Commitment Segment of the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference on 26 November in Nairobi, Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), pledged ECA's continued readiness to "help Member States in developing their national Blue Economy strategies."
27 November 2018
https://allafrica.com
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) hosted a session on the recently-produced Harmonized Regional Framework for the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda (NUA) in Africa on 22 November 2018 in Marrakech, at the Africities 2018 Summit.
27 November 2018
https://unctad.org
Smoothing the way for African trade is critical if the continent is to tackle the challenges posed by fast-shifting patterns of global commerce, UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi said on 27 November in Addis Ababa.
26 November 2018
www.gbcghanaonline.com
Economic Commission for Africa, (ECA) and partners will meet in Nairobi for Blue Economy Conference where over 4000 participants are expected from across the globe.
26 November 2018
www.lebledparle.com
Depuis un an, la camerounaise Vera Songwé est la Secrétaire Exécutive de la Commission Economique pour l’Afrique (CEA). Lebledparle.com, vous propose la biographie express de celle qui fait partir des femmes influentes au Cameroun.