ECA launches North Africa map of value chains

Cairo, December 10th (ECA): The ECA office for North Africa will launch its latest report: “The potential for the creation of Regional Value Chains in North Africa: a sector-based mapping”, on Thursday 13 December at the Intra-African Trade Fair (Cairo, 11-17 December 2018).

A result of ECA’s work in support to regional integration, trade development and structural transformation through the promotion of intra-African trade, this report focuses on ten sectors, with strong potential influences on North Africa’s economies and their development, such as aeronautics, the car industry or renewable energy.

This report is the latest result of research initiated by the ECA office for North Africa since 2013, on the role of value chains in support to regional integration and structural transformation in North Africa.

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Event: “The potential for the creation of Regional Value Chains in North Africa: a sector-based mapping” (launch)

Date: Thursday 13 December2018, from 3 to 4 pm (tbc)

Place: Al Manara Conference Center (Conference Hall), Cairo, Egypt