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Abuja — Statement to the Seventh Joint Annual Meetings of the ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and AU Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance. Theme: "Industrialization for Inclusive and Transformative Development Agenda" by Carlos Lopes, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA

The Acting Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Sarah Alade, has urged African countries to show more commitment toward regional single currency convergence.

Abuja — Dr. Sarah Alade, Acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Your Excellency Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission. Honourable Governors. Distinguish Representative of international financial institutions. Distinguished Delegates. Ladies and Gentlemen.

Brussels, 27 March 2014 // Next week (31 March-1 April) more than 100 youth leaders and policy makers from Europe and Africa are gathering ahead of the 4th Africa-EU Heads of State and Governments Summit. The goal is to launch an Africa-EU Youth Facility, which enables young people to address the common struggles they face on both continents. The presidents of the largest African and European...

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) drives Africa’s political and economic agenda, along with the African Union – the 54-member organization of African nations, and the African Development Bank, a multilateral lending agency whose members include both African and non-African nations. Perhaps the least known of the three institutions, the ECA is one of five regional bodies in...

Apapa is an industrial hub in Lagos, Nigeria’s bustling commercial capital that’s home to some 17 million people. Daily, the air in Apapa reverberates with the humming sound of electricity generators. In Apapa, as in most places in Nigeria, electricity generators power big factory plants and air cooling systems, as temperatures often top 30 degrees Celsius.

Carlos Lopes The economic weight of Southern actors at the global level over the last two decades has been unprecedented in speed and scale. Whilst growth levels of western economies plummeted following the 2008-2009 financial crisis, developing economies continued to grow at high rates, largely driven by a variety of factors, including sound industrial policies.

Os investidores não são atraídos por causa dos riscos no continente negro. Segundo Carlos Lopes, da Comissão Económica para África da ONU, esta é apenas uma das várias falácias sobre a industrialização africana.

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) drives Africa's political and economic agenda, along with the African Union – the 54-member organization of African nations, and the African Development Bank, a multilateral lending agency whose members include both African and non-African nations. Perhaps the least known of the three institutions, the ECA is one of five regional bodies...

A conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, designed to move the continent’s economy forward, begins Tuesday in Abuja, the Nigerian capital. A statement from the organizers, made available to PANA here on Monday, said 25-30 March meeting is for the 7th joint AU/ECA annual conference.

With one billion people, a burgeoning middle class, an increasingly skilled workforce and many successful and forward looking companies, Africa is undergoing a major transformation and can claim numerous advantages in its bid to play an increasingly important role in the production of global wealth. Dr. Lopes talks on What is required to achieve this goal and most importantly how to maintain the...

LE PLUS. La semaine dernière, à Genève, 700 capitaines d‘industrie du monde entier se sont donnés rendez vous lors de l’Africa CEO Forum. Cette grand-messe de l’Afrique économique et financière a été l’occasion d’avoir un débat sans langue de bois sur les véritables freins au développement africain. Abdelmalek Alaoui, analyste politique, y a participé et livre son analyse des causes profondes du...

A conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, designed to move the continent’s economy forward, begins Tuesday in Abuja, the Nigerian capital. A statement from the organizers, made available to PANA here on Monday, said 25-30 March meeting is for the 7th joint AU/ECA annual conference.

LE PLUS. La semaine dernière, à Genève, 700 capitaines d‘industrie du monde entier se sont donnés rendez vous lors de l’Africa CEO Forum. Cette grand-messe de l’Afrique économique et financière a été l’occasion d’avoir un débat sans langue de bois sur les véritables freins au développement africain. Abdelmalek Alaoui, analyste politique, y a participé et livre son analyse des causes profondes du...

The seventh AU/ECA conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development is scheduled to hold from March 25-30 2014, in Abuja the Nigerian capital. Organised by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), and the African Union Commission (AU), with the Nigerian government, the conference will bring together African ministers responsible for finance,...

L'EMISSION DU 21 MARS 2014 INVITE CARLOS LOPES, Secrétaire exécutif de la commission économique des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique.

Key stakeholders in the housing finance sector are billed to brainstorm on the best way to meet the targets set for mass housing in the country, following the successful launch of the Nigerian Mortgage Refinance Company (NMRC) and the federal government’s mass housing agenda. The NMRC, a largely private sector-driven initiative being midwifed by the federal government was launched by President...

Most African countries, not to say all, have set time frames for their emergence. For Cameroon is 2035, Gabon is 2025 and so the list continues. A forum of Africa’s most celebrated business leaders reflecting on how to accelerate this emergence has ended in Geneva.

The Seventh Joint AU Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance and ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development will be held on 25-30 March 2014 in Abuja, the Nigerian capital. Organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the African Union Commission in collaboration with the Nigerian government, the conference will bring together...

Businessmen and policy-makers at the Africa CEO Forum in March agreed that in addition to focusing on major national companies, SME networks need strengthening. Each day brings the private sector closer to being capable of spearheading the African continent's transformation.