Publication list
North African economies are hardly hit by COVID-19, induced by the lockdown measures which had negative impact on the supply and demand sides, and the drastic reduction of world demand, fueling a...
The coronavirus disease pandemic, while above all a public health crisis, has presented the African continent with unprecedented economic challenges. In order to contain cross-border ...
Migration issues are of central concern for both home and host countries. They affect several dimensions, namely, economic, social, cultural and even security. In fact, emigrant...
The Subregional Office for Southern Africa of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Union Southern Africa Regional Office, in collaboration with the Botswana...
Report on private sector and regional integration in Southern Africa: accelerating opportunities for investment and growth
The historic signing in Kigali of the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area by 44 African countries in March 2018 and the subsequent securing of 22 ratifications in...
The present policy brief derives from a background study conducted by the Subregional Office for Southern Africa of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), entitled: “The Blue...
The present report presents the outcomes of a desk study on developing a framework for intellectual property rights in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). In addition to...
The land question is perhaps the most important issue of public policy debate in Southern Africa, especially its interface with identity and the issues of access, ownership, control, and ...
The Economic Commission for Africa defines structural transformation as the fundamental changes in economic and social structures that advance inclusive and sustainable development This...
Nanotechnology, from nanofilters for water purification in Ethiopia and the United Republic of Tanzania to nanocatalysts and nanosensors in Egypt and South Africa, is broadening the scope of current...
African Business Survey Results
This is the second comprehensive survey on the COVID 19 pandemic and its economic impacts across Africa It takes stock of the consequences for businesses and identifies the challenges they face as...
The impact of climate change on agriculture is expected to have a profound effect on the African continent if nothing is done to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and if no appropriate adaptation...
Climate change is acknowledged to be among the most serious threats to food supply systems and their capacity to meet the growing food needs of populations. Indeed, it is predicted that agriculture...
In the present report, the opportunities that Africa’s infrastructure offer institutional investors, and how pension funds, in particular, are uniquely positioned to engage in long-term, high-return...
The purpose of this study is to investigate the extent to which industrialization strategies and policies in Southern Africa, in particular the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)...
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) identified the green economy as one of several approaches to sustainable development, and in particular, that the green economy...
Regional Climate Outlook Forums (RCOFs) and the pre-RCOFs taking place before the RCOF, convene experts from national and international climate centres who bring their relevant knowledge and climate...
Science, technology and innovation are key factors behind development and constitute an opportunity for most African countries to surge ahead to become middle-income and upper-income countries. As...
The objective of this study is twofold: first, to empirically investigate the impact of monetary policy instruments on nominal and real exchange rates; and, second, to assess the role of expectations...
Istanbul Programme of Action
The least developed countries (LDCs) are those that face the most difficult obstacles to their ongoing effort towards inclusive growth and sustainable development. On the whole, African LDCs are...