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12 May 2018
https://newbusinessethiopia.com
The potential for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to become a powerful tool for driving industrialization, economic diversification and development has been highlighted at the start of the UN Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) Conference of Ministers in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia).
12 May 2018
www.newtimes.co.rw
Forty-four African countries recently signed a framework protocol for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), inching the continent closer to becoming one of the world’s largest free trade areas.
12 May 2018
www.nan.ng
Dr. Vera Songwe, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has urged African nations to take bold actions to realise the promise of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
12 May 2018
http://fr.allafrica.com
La machine est maintenant lancée pour la ratification de l’accord de la Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine (Zleca). Après le Ghana et le Kenya, le Niger et le Rwanda ont suivi. La Commission Économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (Cea) à qui, le dossier est pour le moment confié, cherche 18 autres ratifications pour atteindre la moitié des pays qui avaient signé lors du sommet de...
11 May 2018
https://sundiatapost.com
To realise the promise of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and achieve its development goals, the continent must take bold actions on many fronts.
11 May 2018
www.journalducameroun.com
Africa needs up to $1.2 trillion additional finance every year to achieve Agenda 2063 of its union and UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, UNECA Chief announced on Friday.Addressing the 51st session of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.
11 May 2018
https://africanmanager.com
Le Rapport sur la gouvernance en Afrique (AGR-V) sera lancé ce dimanche après-midi, au Centre de conférences des Nations Unies, à Addis-Abeba, déclare Francis Ikome, Chef de la gouvernance, à la Division macroéconomique, de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA).
11 May 2018
www.leaders.com.tn
La Commission économique pour l’Afrique des Nations Unies organise, du 11 au 15 mai 2018 à Addis Abeba la 51ème session de la Commission de la Conférence des Ministres africains des Finances, de la Planification et du Développement Economique (COM2018). Cette année, la rencontre se tiendra sous le thème : « La Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine : créer une marge d’action budgétaire en...
11 May 2018
www.modernghana.com
Kenya yesterday became the second country after Ghana to submit legal instruments ratifying the Africa Continental Free Area Agreement to the Africa Union.
11 May 2018
www.sudonline.sn
Le Centre africain pour la statistique (Cas) de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA) organisera, ce dimanche 13 mai, une réunion pour discuter des moyens à mettre en place pour combler les lacunes en matière d’indicateurs économiques pour le développement durable (ODD) en Afrique, annonce-t-on dans un communiqué.
11 May 2018
http://french.china.org.cn
Le parlement nigérien a adopté jeudi la loi autorisant la ratification de l'Accord sur la création de la zone de libre-échange continentale africaine (ZLECAf), adopté le 21 mars 2018 à Kigali (Rwanda) par les Chefs d'Etat et de gouvernement de l'Union africaine.
11 May 2018
http://allafrica.com
"In 2017, Africa recorded a growth rate of 3.1 percent from 1.6 percent in 2016. This growth is forecast to rise to 3.6 percent in 2018 and 3.8 percent in 2019", said Ms Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), while speaking at the opening session of the 2018 Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.
11 May 2018
www.modernghana.com
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has set May 13, for the launch the African Governance Report (AGR-V) titled 'Natural resource governance and domestic revenue mobilization for structural transformation'.
11 May 2018
www.leaders.com.tn
La Commission économique pour l’Afrique des Nations Unies organise, du 11 au 15 mai 2018 à Addis Abeba la 51ème session de la Commission de la Conférence des Ministres africains des Finances, de la Planification et du Développement Economique (COM2018).
11 May 2018
africanmanager.com
Le Rapport sur la gouvernance en Afrique (AGR-V) sera lancé ce dimanche après-midi, au Centre de conférences des Nations Unies, à Addis-Abeba, déclare Francis Ikome, Chef de la gouvernance, à la Division macroéconomique, de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA).
11 May 2018
www.devex.com
One month after 44 African nations signed on to the African Continental Free Trade Area — an agreement that could create the world’s largest duty-free trade market — efforts toward implementation are gathering steam.
11 May 2018
https://newtelegraphonline.com
United Arab Emirates’ investors have signified interest in Nigeria’s business environment to promote their investment. This followed discussions between the First Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce, Ibrahim Mahmoud Al Mahmoud and Ambassador of Nigeria to the UAE, Mohammed Dansanta Rimi.
11 May 2018
www.journalducameroun.com
A conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development opened Friday at the United Nations Conference Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the theme: “The African Continental Free Trade Area – Create a fiscal space for employment and economic diversification.”
11 May 2018
http://fr.allafrica.com
Les premiers jalons d'une Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine (Zleca) commencent à être posés. Après la signature, le 21 mars 2018 à Kigali de l'accord créant cette zone de libre-échange, par 44 pays du continent, deux d'entre eux vont le ratifier. Il s'agit du Ghana et du Kenya. L'information est tombée ce vendredi 11 mai à Addis Abeba. C'était à l'...
10 May 2018
http://allafrica.com
The African Governance Report (AGR-V) will be launched Sunday afternoon at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, says Francis Ikome, Chief of Governance in the Macroeconomic Policy Division in the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
10 May 2018
http://allafrica.com
A side event to help African ministers, lawmakers and others to deepen their understanding of the measures required to tackle illicit financial flows from Africa and priority policies, including laws relating to the effective management of the continent’s natural resources for the benefit of its people, will be held on the sidelines of the 2018 Conference of Ministers in Addis Ababa.
10 May 2018
http://allafrica.com
A high-level policy event on the inclusive green economy and structural transformation in Africa will be held Sunday at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa starting at 2pm.
10 May 2018
http://allafrica.com/
A seminar aiming to enhanced advocacy for the major expansion of the rail sector in Africa will be held in Addis Ababa Sunday with ministers and stakeholders discussing the need for the continent to speed up its efforts for an efficient railway network.
10 May 2018
www.medias24.com
La Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) et la Société internationale islamique de financement du commerce (ITFC) ont signé, jeudi 10 mai à Casablanca, un mémorandum d'entente en vue de soutenir les flux commerciaux régionaux entre les pays africains et arabes dans le cadre du '’Programme des Passerelles Commerciales Arabo-Africaines’’ (AATB).
10 May 2018
https://www.ena.et/
Preparations are underway for the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 11-15 May 2018.