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7 August 2018
www.prensa-latina.cu
Addis Abeba, 7 ago (PL) La Comisión Económica de las Naciones Unidas para África (CEPA) firmó un acuerdo con el gigante digital chino Ant Financial para promover la inclusión financiera en el continente, informaron hoy fuentes oficiales.
7 August 2018
africabusinesscommunities.com
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is collaborating with the International Financial Corporation (IFC) and Ant Financial (Ant) to promote digital financial inclusion in Africa, through investment and technical capacity building.
7 August 2018
businesstrumpet.com
On Friday 3 August 2018, ECA Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, led Ant Financial’s CEO, Eric Jing, and IFC’s VP and Treasurer, Jingdong Hua, to a meeting with President Mulatu Teshome of Ethiopia use of disruptive technology to enhance financial inclusion in Africa
7 August 2018
encomium.ng
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is collaborating with the International Financial Corporation (IFC) and Ant Financial (Ant) to promote digital financial inclusion in Africa, through investment and technical capacity building.
7 August 2018
natimesnews.com
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is collaborating with the International Financial Corporation (IFC) and Ant Financial (Ant) to promote digital financial inclusion in Africa, through investment and technical capacity building.
7 August 2018
www.cnbcafrica.com
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is collaborating with the International Financial Corporation (IFC) and Ant Financial (Ant) to promote digital financial inclusion in Africa, through investment and technical capacity building.
6 August 2018
allafrica.com
Addis Ababa — The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is collaborating with the International Financial Corporation (IFC) and Ant Financial (Ant) to promote digital financial inclusion in Africa, through investment and technical capacity building.
6 August 2018
southerntimesafrica.com
Windhoek - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries are failing to trade among themselves due to an ineffective manufacturing industry.
6 August 2018
newbusinessethiopia.com
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) is collaborating with the International Financial Corporation (IFC) and Ant Financial (Ant) to promote digital financial inclusion in Africa, through investment and technical capacity building.
6 August 2018
www.von.gov.ng
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is collaborating with the International Financial Corporation (IFC) and Ant Financial (Ant) to promote digital financial inclusion in Africa, through investment and technical capacity building.
6 August 2018
vaaju.com
UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) collaborates with International Financial Corporation (IFC) and Ant Financial (Ant) to promote digital economic integration in Africa through investment and technical capacity building.
6 August 2018
alternativeafrica.com
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is collaborating with the International Financial Corporation (IFC) and Ant Financial (Ant) to promote digital financial inclusion in Africa, through investment and technical capacity building.
4 August 2018
www.waltainfo.com
President Mulatu Teshome held discussion today with International Financial Corporation (IFC) Vice President Jingdong Hua and Alibaba affiliated Ant Financial Services Group CEO Eric Jing about modernizing the financial system in Ethiopia.
3 August 2018
www.un.org
The shelves of Choithrams Supermarket in Freetown, Sierra Leone, boast a plethora of imported products, including toothpicks from China, toilet paper and milk from Holland, sugar from France, chocolates from Switzerland and matchboxes from Sweden.
Yet many of these products are produced much closer—in Ghana, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, and other African countries with an industrial base.
3 August 2018
www.ena.et
President Mulatu Teshome held discussion today with International Financial Corporation (IFC) Vice President Jingdong Hua and Alibaba affiliated Ant Financial Services Group CEO Eric Jing about modernizing the financial system in Ethiopia.
1 August 2018
www.newtimes.co.rw
The summit is organised by Uongozi Institute, a public institute established by the Government of Tanzania to support African leaders to deliver sustainable development.
1 August 2018
www.thecitizen.co.tz
Rwanda President Paul Kagame will deliver the keynote speech at the fifth African Leadership Forum (ALF), which is hosted by the former President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Mr Benjamin William Mkapa, and organised by the Uongozi Institute.
1 August 2018
africantransformationtoday.acetforafrica.org
Two of African development’s rising stars shared their understanding of a broad range of challenging issues during the recent African Transformation Forum and painted an exciting picture of the continent’s future.
1 August 2018
www.ebc.et
በአፍሪካ የመንግስታቱ ድርጅት የኢኮኖሚ ኮሚሽን /ኢሲኤ/ በአፍሪካ የዲጂታል ፋይናንስ ትስስርን ለመፍጠር ‹‹አንት›› ከሚባል የቻይና የፋይናስ ተቋም ጋር በአጋርነት እንደሚሰራ አስታወቀ፡፡
30 July 2018
www.echofrancophone.org
La dette publique peut être un piège qui se referme sur certains pays. C’est le cas lorsqu’un pays créancier invoque les sommes qui lui sont dues comme moyen de pression pour atteindre des objectifs stratégiques.
25 July 2018
http://punchng.com
At the recent “Memorial Symposium in Honour of Prof Adebayo Adedeji,” the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Vera Songwe, expressed regret at Nigeria’s tardiness in signing, and ratifying the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement.
25 July 2018
www.bilaterals.org
At the recent “Memorial Symposium in Honour of Prof Adebayo Adedeji,” the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Vera Songwe, expressed regret at Nigeria’s tardiness in signing, and ratifying the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement.
23 July 2018
cityvoiceng.com
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Vera Songwe has welcomed the finalization of the intergovernmental negotiations on the Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, which concluded in New York on 13 June 2018.
21 July 2018
www.xinhuanet.com
Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UN-ECA), Vera Songwe, on Friday urged Africans to dream a "Mandela Moment" towards peace and development of the continent.
21 July 2018
infosurhoy.com
Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UN-ECA), Vera Songwe, on Friday urged Africans to dream a “Mandela Moment” towards peace and development of the continent.