Southern Africa

ECA-SRO-SA supports the validation of a draft financing model for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises in the Kingdom of Eswatini

Lusaka, Zambia 19 November 2020 - The Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini, through the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Trade, requested for technical support from the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in developing an inclusive financing model to cater for the needs of MSMEs. In August 2020, a national stakeholder meeting was convened to review an initial draft through an inclusive platform allowing for open dialogue among key constituencies of the MSME ecosystem in Eswatini.

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The role of private sector in Post-COVID Recovery Strategies & Regional Integration in Southern Africa

Lusaka, Zambia, 17 November 2020 (ECA) – The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Sub-Regional Office for Southern Africa (SRO-SA), in collaboration with the SADC Business Council, organized a virtual Sensitization Forum for the private sector to stimulate discussions and facilitate dialogue on: Post-COVID Recovery Strategies and Regional Integration in Southern Africa: Challenges and Opportunities.

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AfCFTA expects a wave of ratifications following Angola

Addis Ababa, 8 November 2020, ECA -- The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement expects several ratifications from member countries following Angola's deposit of its ratification instrument with the African Union last week.

Angola's ratification makes it the 30th country to become a State Party to the AfCFTA Agreement. The Angolan move comes less than two months before trading based on the AfCFTA Agreement is scheduled to start on 1 January 2021, thereby raising hopes that more countries will follow Angola's lead before the end of the year.

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Sensitization Forum for The Private Sector

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Sub-Regional Office for Southern Africa (SRO-SA), in joint collaboration with the SADC Business Council, is organizing a two -part Sensitization Forum for the private sector to facilitate dialogue on the twin issues of:

(i) Post COVID-19 strategies and policies for Southern Africa – and assessing the challenges and opportunities for the Southern African private sector within these Post COVID-19 strategies and policies; and

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The 26th ICSOE Meeting of Southern Africa Elects a New Bureau with calls for medium-term fiscal consolidation

Lusaka, Zambia, 29 October 2020 (ECA) - The 26th Meeting of the Inter-Governmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts (ICSOE) of Southern Africa elected Lesotho as Chair, Malawi as Vice-Chair and South Africa as Rapporteur to lead the Bureau. Delegates and participants from Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe representing Ministries of Agriculture, Commerce, Economic Development, Finance, Foreign Affairs, Industry and Trade, participated in the 26th ICSOE. 

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AfCFTA and Trade un Services tops the agenda of the SRO-SA Ad-hoc Expert Group Meeting

Lusaka Zambia, 20 October2020 (ECA) – The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Sub-Regional Office for Southern Africa (SRO-SA)  convened an Ad-hoc Expert Group Meeting on the theme: “The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and Trade in Services:  Opportunities and Strategies for Southern Africa.” This Ad-hoc Expert Group Meeting (AEGM) was held as a prelude to the 26th Session of the Inter-Governmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts (ICSOE) of Southern Africa.

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ECA SRO-SA to Convene a Virtual Two Days Meeting of the ICSOE

Lusaka, Zambia, 27 October 2020 (ECA) –  The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Office for Southern Africa will organize the 26th Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts (ICSOE) for Southern Africa virtually on the theme “Policies and Strategic Effective Private Sector Led Growth and Job Creation” from October 28 to 29, 2020.

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