UNECA urges Government to create fiscal fitness policies
ESTHER MSETEKA, Lusaka
GOVERNMENT should consider creating policies that will help to crowd in entrepreneurs to promote fiscal fitness and industrialisation. (more…)
Exploit all opportunities – UNECA
KELLY NJOMBO, Lusaka
THE United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) says Southern African Development Community (SADC) member countries need to fully exploit opportunities in key sectors of the economy to meet the demand of the growing youth labour force to create more sustainable jobs.
UNECA lauds Zambia’s successful PPPs
NOMSA NKANA, Lusaka
ZAMBIA is among southern African countries that have been commended for building successful public private partnerships (PPPs) aimed at accelerating infrastructure development, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has said.
UNECA, FAO strike agro deal
KABANDA CHULU, Lusaka
TWO United Nations’ agencies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to address challenges facing the agricultural sector in Africa in a bid to stop exports of raw commodities from the continent. (more…)
UNECA unveils economic data bank
KABANDA CHULU, Lusaka
THE United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has launched a statistical flash which is a macro-economic data bank that will help investors to (more…)
Zambia’s debt sustainable – UNECA
KELVIN CHONGO, Lusaka
THE United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has said the people of Zambia must remain calm over foreign debt contraction because there is no cause to worry.
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Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe experts ponder agro-growth, nutrition
CYNTHIA MWALE, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
SEVERAL stakeholders in the agricultural industry development gathered here today for a high-level meeting to discuss farming in southern Africa.
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UNECA boss hails AU summit decisions
NEWTON SIBANDA, Lusaka
UN ECONOMIC Commission for Africa executive secretary Carlos Lopes has hailed the just-ended 24th African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government summit for stepping up on key issues, including the implementation of the Yamoussoukro decision to open up aviation across Africa, debt cancellation for Ebola-affected countries and the adoption of Agenda 2063.
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