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12 August 2018
www.theeastafrican.co.ke
The signing of the African Continental Free-Trade Area (AfCFTA) on March 21 in Kigali by 44 countries represented a milestone towards achieving the long-standing goal of creating a unified African market. Yet we are only halfway there, for a number of reasons.
11 August 2018
addisfortune.net
The decision to partially privatise profitable state enterprises in major sections of the economy is a scheme that the Bretton Woods institutions have long been advocating. But the decision needs to be reconsidered given the economic conditions on the ground, writes Alemayehu Geda (Prof.) (ag112526@gmail.com), professor in the Macro & International Economics Department at Addis Abeba...
11 August 2018
www.ajf-afrique.org
La Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA) a réaffirmé mercredi l’importance de la lutte contre les flux financiers illicites pour construire un avenir meilleur du continent africain.
10 August 2018
https://www.newtimes.co.rw/business/un-eac-trade
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on Monday urged the East African Community (EAC) to liberalise trade in professional services in order to spur growth of the manufacturing sector.
10 August 2018
digestafrica.com
Ant Finacial, formerly known as Alipay and an affiliate of Alibaba Group, is slowly but seriously entering the African payments space. This conclusion can be reached by looking at the payments company’s actions in the recent past.
10 August 2018
www.aps.sn
La ville de Sédhiou abrite ce vendredi, la cérémonie marquant la célébration, par le Sénégal, de la première édition de la Journée africaine de l’enregistrement des faits d’état civil et des statistiques vitales, indique un communiqué parvenu à l’APS.
10 August 2018
http://www.prensa-latina.cu
Addis Abeba, 9 ago (PL) La Comisión Económica para África (CEPA), con sede en esta capital, reiteró hoy la importancia de combatir los flujos financieros ilícitos para el mejor futuro del continente.
10 August 2018
www.tralac.org
ECA Executive Secretary Vera Songwe was a special guest at the 41st Symposium of the Association of African Central Banks (AACB), held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt from 5-9 August 2018, where she delivered the keynote address.
10 August 2018
africa21digital.com
Falando quarta-feira na reunião anual da Associação dos Bancos Centrais Africanos, em Sharm el Sheikh, no Egito, Songwe precisou que as perdas devidas a fraudes fiscais em África estão estimadas em cerca de 73 biliões de dólares americanos, entre 2005 e 2015.
9 August 2018
http://newbusinessethiopia.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.
9 August 2018
https://intellivoire.net
La Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA) a réaffirmé mercredi l’importance de la lutte contre les flux financiers illicites pour construire un avenir meilleur du continent africain.
9 August 2018
www.xinhuanet.com
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Wednesday reiterated the importance of combating illicit financial flows for Africa's better future.
9 August 2018
www.businessworldghana.com
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), has announced partnership with Chinese digital financial giant Ant Financial to promote financial inclusion in the continent.
9 August 2018
https://diasporaeco.com
La corruption liée à diverses activités frauduleuses en Afrique, fait perdre chaque année une somme de 148 milliards de dollars, a dénoncé ce jeudi la secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique des Nations unies pour l’Afrique, Vera Songwe.
9 August 2018
https://namibiadailynews.info
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.
9 August 2018
https://anticorruptiondigest.com
African leaders need to combat bribery, money laundering and tax evasion if the continent has to finance its transition to middle income status and increase prosperity, according to Vera Songwe, the executive secretary of United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
9 August 2018
Daily Monitor - Ethiopia
9 August 2018
www.enqueteplus.com/
Les échanges commerciaux entre les pays africains sont plus utiles que ceux que le continent a avec le reste du monde. C’est ce qu’a indiqué Souleymane Abdallah, économiste, responsable à la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA), accroché hier par EnQuête à l’occasion d’une rencontre sur la Zone de libre-échange continentale.
9 August 2018
www.ebc.et
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Wednesday reiterated the importance of combating illicit financial flows for Africa's better future.
9 August 2018
www.prensa-latina.cu
La Comisión Económica para África (CEPA), con sede en esta capital, reiteró hoy la importancia de combatir los flujos financieros ilícitos para el mejor futuro del continente.
9 August 2018
http://jornaldeangola.sapo.ao
Os fluxos financeiros ilegais levaram África a perder um trilião e 400 biliões de dólares americanos, de 2009 até hoje, segundo a secretária executiva da Comissão Económica das Nações Unidas para África (ECA), Vera Songwe.
9 August 2018
https://africabusinesscommunities.com
The Executive Secretary of UN Economic Commission for Africa, (ECA) Vera Songwe has said that combating bribery, money laundering and tax evasion should be a priority if Africa has to finance its transition to middle income status and increase prosperity.
9 August 2018
http://en.amwalalghad.com
Illicit financial flows have been draining nearly $1.4 trillion from the African economies since 2009, said a UN official on Wednesday.
9 August 2018
www.paymentssource.com
Amazon is adding a curbside pickup service at Whole Foods for its Prime members, as similar services take hold at rivals Kroger and Walmart.