“African countries should demand #loans are made in local currencies” a piece by Dr. Vera Songwe in the Financial Times - ft.com/content/55f070… via Financial Times #debt African Union IMF Africa Renewal, UN United Nations

Ministers have already agreed to liberalize 90 % of tariff lines. As regards remaining 10 %, the current proposal before them is that 7% tariff lines be designated as sensitive products, 3% as excluded products representing no more than 10% of import value. #IATF2018 #AfCFTA

Expected revenue loss from tariff liberalization when #AfCFTA implementation takes place will be small according to ECA analysis, says David Luke. ECA will do its part to support mobilization of resources that will be required for a compensation fund. #IATF2018

Smaller #African countries should not fear #AfCFTA but rather embrace it, particularly as #LDCs are set to get largest increase in intra-African exports of industrial products. David Luke #IATF2018 #RegionalIntegration African Union UN Trade and Development African Development Bank Group @AUTradeIndustry

Female entrepreneurs typically face greater barriers to accessing trade finance than their male colleagues, particularly in the developing world. Participants at ECA event at #IATF2018 discussing how to bridge the gap. #GenderInclusiveTrade #Innovation #CulturalNorms African Export-Import Bank - Afreximbank

There's an urgent need to remove constraints that female entrepreneurs face in accessing trade finance. African Export-Import Bank - Afreximbank's #GwenMwaba speaking at an ECA event on Trade Finance for Female Entrepreneurs at #IATF2018 in #Cairo #GenderInclusiveTrade ECA | African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) UN Women Africa AWLNetwork

Seasons Greetings and Happy Holidays to All - including colleagues, friends & family. Let’s continue working together to ensure no one is left behind and to advance happiness and peace 🕊

Today United Nations Security Council met on #ClimateChange impacts & risks to human security convened by Dominican Republic Mission to the UNSC Archived Pres #UNSC. It highlighted growing risks 2 security linked 2 extreme weather events & related natural disasters. My remarks UN Development’s perspective: bit.ly/2FYkt54

“Leaving no one behind is not just a catchy phrase. It really is a call to action, to empower people, to give them a voice. The #2030Agenda is your agenda, our agenda.” Deputy Secretary-General Amina J Mohammed addressed #HRC40 today.

ECA-Southern Africa Region Office commemorates International #WomensDay Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change.