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14 August 2018
http://ethiodailypost.com
The Executive Secretary of UN Economic Commission for Africa, (ECA) Vera Songwe, said that combatting bribery, money laundering and tax evasion should be a priority if Africa has to finance its transition to middle income status and increase prosperity.
14 August 2018
http://fonow.com
The agreement, announced last week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is in line with the 2030 Global Sustainable Development Goals and the African Union's Agenda 2063 (Agenda 2063). ECA stated that this agreement will help more people benefit from the recently signed Free Trade Area of the African continent (AfCFTA). AfCFTA is the largest free trade agreement signed since the establishment of the...
14 August 2018
www.jqknews.com
The company will work with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to promote digital Finance on the continent through investment and technical support. The initiative will target small businesses and will also provide services to the majority of unserved consumers, including displaced persons and refugees without formal or identity...
14 August 2018
www.the-star.co.ke
A top UN diplomat has commended President Uhuru Kenyatta for the ongoing efforts to rid the country of corruption and economic crimes.
14 August 2018
apanews.net
La Secrétaire exécutif de la Commission Economique des Nations-Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA), Vera Songwe a félicité le Président Uhuru Kenyatta « pour sa guerre incessante contre la corruption », le décrivant comme « un champion africain et un leader que le continent suit de près avec admiration ».
14 August 2018
atoo.ci
La Secrétaire exécutif de la Commission Economique des Nations-Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA), Vera Songwe a félicité le Président Uhuru Kenyatta « pour sa guerre incessante contre la corruption », le décrivant comme « un champion africain et un leader que le continent suit de près avec admiration ».
14 August 2018
www.journaldumali.com
La Secrétaire exécutif de la Commission Economique des Nations-Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA), Vera Songwe a félicité le Président Uhuru Kenyatta « pour sa guerre incessante contre la corruption », le décrivant comme « un champion africain et un leader que le continent suit de près avec admiration ».Dans un communiqué publié mardi, la haute diplomate des Nations-Unies a salué les efforts déployés par...
14 August 2018
apanews.net
UNECA Executive Secretary Vera Songwe has praised President Uhuru Kenyatta “for his unrelenting war against corruption”, describing him as “an African champion and a leader the continent is closely following with admiration”.
14 August 2018
citizentv.co.ke
President Uhuru Kenyatta has been praised by a top United Nations diplomat for the ongoing efforts by the Government to rid the country of corruption and economic crimes.
14 August 2018
mirastnews.net
La lutte contre la corruption, le blanchiment de capitaux et l’évasion fiscale devrait être une priorité pour les pays africains en vue de la transition vers le «statut de pays à revenu intermédiaire», a exhorté le secrétaire exécutif de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique.
14 August 2018
www.starfm.co.ke
Diplomasi sare oo ka tirsan qaramada midoobay ayaa soo dhaweeyay dadaalka uu madaxweyne Uhuru Kenyatta kula jiro la dagaalanka falalka la xiriira musuqmasuqa iyo dambiyada dhaqalaha.
14 August 2018
parstoday.com
Aidha Umoja huo umemtaja Rais Kenyatta kuwa kiongozi pekee barani Afrika ambaye anatakiwa kuigwa na viongozi wa nchi nyingine katika vita dhidi ya ufisadi ambavyo amekuwa akiviendesha kwa miezi kadhaa sasa bila kujali nafasi, cheo au ukaribu wa watuhumiwa.
14 August 2018
www.journalducameroun.com
La Secrétaire exécutif de la Commission Economique des Nations-Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA), Vera Songwe a félicité le Président Uhuru Kenyatta « pour sa guerre incessante contre la corruption », le décrivant comme « un champion africain et un leader que le continent suit de près avec admiration ».Dans un communiqué publié mardi, la haute diplomate des Nations-Unies a salué les efforts déployés par...
14 August 2018
venturesafrica.com
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Southern Africa Office (SA) launched the Zambia STEPS Profile and the Country Profiles (CPs) for Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Zimbabwe in Lusaka.
14 August 2018
www.tekedia.com
African Fintech entrepreneurs and banks, the heat is coming: Alibaba’s Ant Financial is in partnerships with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the International Financial Corporation (IFC) as it enters Africa. ECA expects Ant Financial to power the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the largest free-trade agreement since the creation of the World Trade...
14 August 2018
www.journaldeconakry.com
La Secrétaire exécutif de la Commission Economique des Nations-Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA), Vera Songwe a félicité le Président Uhuru Kenyatta « pour sa guerre incessante contre la corruption », le décrivant comme « un champion africain et un leader que le continent suit de près avec admiration ».Dans un communiqué publié mardi, la haute diplomate des Nations-Unies a salué les efforts déployés par...
14 August 2018
www.journalducameroun.com
UNECA Executive Secretary Vera Songwe has praised President Uhuru Kenyatta “for his unrelenting war against corruption”, describing him as “an African champion and a leader the continent is closely following with admiration”.The top United Nations diplomat in a statement issued on Tuesday commended the ongoing efforts by the Kenyan government to rid the country of corruption and economic crimes.
13 August 2018
capitalethiopia.com
The Executive Secretary of UN Economic Commission for Africa, (ECA) Vera Songwe, said that combatting bribery, money laundering and tax evasion should be a priority if Africa has to finance its transition to middle income status and increase prosperity.
13 August 2018
https://qz.com
Ant Financial, the payments and financial services arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, is expanding to Africa.
13 August 2018
www.publicfinanceinternational.org
Combatting bribery, money laundering and tax evasion should be a priority for African countries to transition to ‘middle income status’, the executive secretary of the United Nation Economic Commission for Africa has urged.
13 August 2018
https://namibiadailynews.info
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Southern Africa Office (SA) launched the Zambia STEPS Profile and the Country Profiles (CPs) for Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Zimbabwe in Lusaka.
13 August 2018
https://africabusinesscommunities.com
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Southern Africa Office has launched the Zambia STEPS Profile and the Country Profiles (CPs) for Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Zimbabwe in Lusaka.
13 August 2018
www.tralac.org
The most up-to-date estimates by the Economic Commission for Africa indicate that during the period 2000-2015, net illicit financial flows between Africa and the rest of the world averaged US$73 billion (at 2016 prices) per year from trade misinvoicing alone.
13 August 2018
www.jeuneafrique.com
L'économiste Samir Amin est décédé le 12 août 2018 à Paris, à l'âge de 86 ans. Ce théoricien du « développement inégal » n'avait jamais renoncé à ses convictions puisées dans le marxisme.
13 August 2018
reliefweb.int
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with support from the United Nations Development Programme through the National Adaptation Plans project funded by the Green Climate Fund, will on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 launch the National Policy & Response Strategy on Climate Change at the Bella Casa Hotel in Sinkor, Monrovia.