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25 September 2020
french.peopledaily.com.cn
Vera Songwe, la Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique pour l'Afrique (CEA) des Nations Unies, a souligné jeudi la nécessité de maintenir une solide plateforme multilatérale, en mettant notamment l'accent sur l'atténuation de l'impact de la pandémie de COVID-19 sur les pays africains les moins développés.
25 September 2020
www.politicalanalysis.co.za
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe has highlighted the need for sustained and consistent support to Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) on the African continent.
25 September 2020
https://magazinedelafrique.com
À son tour, le Togo a modifié les normes de calcul de son PIB. L’opération, qui permet d’inclure des activités informelles, n’est pas neutre : elle conforte un peu plus le respect des règles de convergence en Afrique de l’Ouest.
25 September 2020
http://french.china.org.cn
Vera Songwe, la Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique pour l'Afrique (CEA) des Nations Unies, a souligné jeudi la nécessité de maintenir une solide plateforme multilatérale, en mettant notamment l'accent sur l'atténuation de l'impact de la pandémie de COVID-19 sur les pays africains les moins développés.
24 September 2020
https://www.marketscreener.com
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Wednesday participated in the Annual Ministerial Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Landlocked Developing Countries and highlighted the need for sustained and consistent support to LLDCs on the African continent.
24 September 2020
https://www.journalducameroun.com
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary Vera Songwe Thursday highlighted the need for sustained and consistent support to Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) on the African continent.Addressing an LLDC foreign ministers’ meeting Songwe said Africa is home to the majority of the world’s LLDCs which continue to face peculiar trade and development challenges arising from...
24 September 2020
https://newbusinessethiopia.com
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Wednesday participated in the Annual Ministerial Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC) and highlighted the need for sustained and consistent support to LLDCs found in Africa such as, Ethiopia.
24 September 2020
https://www.ena.et
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) calls for accelerated actions and interventions towards addressing Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) special challenges with sustained and consistent support.
24 September 2020
http://apanews.net/
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary Vera Songwe Thursday highlighted the need for sustained and consistent support to Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) on the African continent.
24 September 2020
https://leadership.ng
We live in a time of digital transformation which is driving changes in all areas. The ubiquitous nature of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in revolutionizing every human endeavour has also made its adaptation in agriculture sector universally popular. Developed nations are achieving food sustainability due to early adoption of ICT in their farming processes.
24 September 2020
http://www.agenceafrique.com
Les pays d’Afrique centrale ont l’ambition de créer leur propre label, qu’ils baptiseront « Made in Central Africa ». Dans le but de donner aux produits de la sous-région une identité propre et originale, la Communauté économique des États de l’Afrique centrale (CEEAC) et la Communauté économique et monétaire pour l’Afrique centrale (CEMAC) en collaboration avec la Commission économique des...
24 September 2020
https://www.ipsnoticias.net
Los países en desarrollo sin litoral tienen más limitaciones que aquellos con salida al mar y por lo tanto más necesidades especiales que deben ser atendidas en el marco del multilateralismo, planteó la secretaria ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para África (CEPA), Vera Songwe.
23 September 2020
https://allafrica.com
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Wednesday participated in the Annual Ministerial Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Landlocked Developing Countries and highlighted the need for sustained and consistent support to LLDCs on the African continent.
23 September 2020
Instituto Pedro Pires
23 September 2020
https://www.republicoftogo.com
Le Togo a procédé à un rebasage de son PIB. Une procédure comptable qui consiste à changer l’année de base des comptes nationaux. Un dispositif utilisé par de nombreux pays en Afrique.
23 September 2020
https://fr.allafrica.com
Il s'agit d'un réseau financé par Data2X. Il réunit des statisticiens de tout le continent africain, les points focaux pour les données de genre dans leurs bureaux nationaux de statistiques.
23 September 2020
https://www.freightnews.co.za
There has been much excitement in official circles about the adoption of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).By the industry not so much – mainly because those responsible for moving freight on the continent understand the bottlenecks that still need to be unblocked.
23 September 2020
https://guardian.ng
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in its new COVID-19 cross-border trade report has urged governments on the continent to adopt and harmonise policies that will help the continent strike a appropriate balance between curbing the spread of the virus and facilitating emergency and essential trade.
22 September 2020
https://www.leconomiste.com
L’actuelle crise de la Covid-19 a mis à nu les fragilités de plusieurs pays, y compris le Maroc, en matière de performance du système de santé. Pourtant, il s’agit d’un domaine stratégique, qui fait partie des Objectifs du développement durable (ODD), que le Maroc s’est engagé à atteindre d’ici 2030. Ces objectifs «figurent parmi les priorités du Royaume», a souligné Saâdeddine El Othmani.
22 September 2020
https://www.thisdaylive.com
Chineme Okafor, tracks the progress of work at Waltersmith’s first phase refinery project and reports that all things being equal Nigeria could get its first structured modular refinery in place and working next month.
22 September 2020
https://www.thecable.ng/
During an online press briefing, the World Health Organisation said Africa is one of the most unequal societies in terms of production of personal protection kits, access to tools, conducting test trials, lack of ethical systems and capacity, issues of infrastructure, political, legal, and logistical barriers.
22 September 2020
https://panafricanvisions.com
Recent studies have pointed to the huge obstacles women entrepreneurs in Africa face when building their businesses: from adverse social and cultural norms to a US$42 billion financing gap, though women operate over 40% of small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) in Africa. COVID-19 has added another level of challenges: the global health pandemic and an economic recession, shutdowns and stay-at...
22 September 2020
https://gabonactu.com
La Communauté économique des États de l’Afrique centrale (CEEAC) et la Communauté économique et monétaire de l’Afrique centrale (CEMAC) ont lancé un appel d’offre pour recruter un cabinet qui les aidera à élaborer le cahier de charges ou encore les règles de création d’un brevet ou du label « Made in Central Africa ».
22 September 2020
https://www.attglobalpolicy.com
The Gates Foundation reported that economic stimulus funding as a percent of GDP is around 22 percent in G-20 countries, and only around 3 percent in sub-Saharan Africa.[1] As economic headwinds intensify and tax revenues decline, African policy makers with increasingly tight budgets will need alternative solutions for economic stimulus and job creation.
22 September 2020
https://radiokara.tg
Le Conseil des ministres s’est réuni ce mardi 22 septembre 2020 au Palais de la Présidence de la République, sous la présidence de Son Excellence, Monsieur Faure Essozimna GNASSINGBE, Président de la République.
Au cours des travaux le conseil a examiné et adopté une communication conjointe présentée par le Ministre de l’économie et des finances et la Ministre de la planification du...