Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
G20 Finance Ministers and Central Banks Meeting: Session IV - Global Debt and Financing for Development
… yet, too many countries have been left behind. This is the central story of the current debt crisis. Countries who are … in a generation, which was the tsunami. Take, for example, Africa. In the year 2000 Sub Saharan Africa’s external debt … surcharges. Thank you. … G20 Finance Ministers and Central Banks Meeting: Session IV - Global Debt and Financing …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
G24 ministers and central bank governors meeting
… through commodity mispricing, depriving, for example Africa of around $89 billion annually, according to our recently released Economic Development in Africa Report. That’s more than the continent receives in ODA … discussions going forward. Thank you. … G24 ministers and central bank governors meeting … osgstatements …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Launch of the Economic Development in Africa Report 2014
… "Catalyzing Investment for Transformative Growth in Africa" [AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY] Ladies and Gentlemen, … Today we launch UNCTAD's 2014 Economic Development in Africa Report . This year's Report shows that investment will … in the strategic or priority sectors. It suggests that central banks can encourage lending to strategic sectors …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Trade and Development Board, Sixty-second session - Economic development in Africa: Unlocking the potential of Africa’s services trade for growth and development
… remarks] I am pleased to open this year’s TDB session on Africa which will discuss findings of the Economic Development in Africa Report 2015 , entitled “Unlocking the Potential of … and is characterized by low-productivity activities. A central question associated with this dichotomy is how to …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Trade and Development Board, 61st session (Item 6: Economic Development in Africa)
… Economic Development in Africa: Catalysing Investment for Transformative Growth in … productive employment and sustained poverty reduction. Central to the process of structural transformation is the … matter for growth and development. Therefore, the central thrust of policy consideration should be on how to …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
eWeek Opening Session - Coping with COVID-19 crisis in Africa: what role for trade and digital policies?
… These are times when the UN can and must play a central role. The crisis today unfolds in a much more … Measurement issues, and regional perspectives on Africa, notably with today’s session and a session on … … eWeek Opening Session - Coping with COVID-19 crisis in Africa: what role for trade and digital policies? … …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
UN General Assembly informal interactive dialogue on commodity markets
… America, the Pacific, the Middle East, and Sub-Saharan Africa are commodity-dependent. This includes 66% of all … or the ‘Dutch disease’–. This happens thanks to the central paradox of commodities – the fact that they are too … in regions already dealing with issues of dependence. Africa, for example, is home to 48% of the world’s reserves …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Launch of Trade Facilitation Project in Kinshasa
… implemented by UNCTAD and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) secretariat, funded by the … Bank. We are pleased that this project will benefit 5 Central African countries : DRC, Congo, Chad, CAR, and … of what will make the African common market an engine for Africa’s future prosperity. The benefits of trade …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Third South Summit: High-level Seminar on Enhancing Economic Resilience through Broader South-South Economic Cooperation
… space where the Belt and Road and the GDI stand out. Now Africa is also playing a central role with the African Continental Free Trade Area …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
3rd International Convention on Sustainable Trade and Standards: Policy dialogue
… India, Brazil, China, Indonesia, Colombia, Mexico, South Africa, the Caribbean Community - CARICOM, the Andean … aspects within global value chains; and Position VSS as a central element in policies and strategies promoting …