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Economic Development

This beat covers micro and macro-economic issues, including policies, infrastructure, urbanization, FDI, the role of private sector, regional integration, debt, and recovery.

Harare, Zimbabwe
Economic Development

Harare strengthens economic resilience with bankable urban projects

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Regional Experts convened in Kampala for a Validation Workshop on Inland Waterway Transport Policy Harmonization, aimed at unlocking the potential of Eastern Africa’s vast network of lakes and rivers to support sustainable trade and regional integration.
Economic Development

Eastern Africa moves to harmonize inland waterway transport policies for seamless multimodal trade

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The Maison des Esclave or Slave House is now a museum and UNESCO heritage site.
Economic Development

Reparations for Africans Must Transform the Systems that Still Limit Africa’s Future

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The Reppie waste-to-energy plant is a waste-to-energy plant in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which treats waste from the city.
Economic Development

Unlocking municipal finance for sustainable urban services and SDG success in Africa

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Nairobi City.
Economic Development

Financial, fiscal, and budgetary planning crucial for African cities

Inside a factory.
Economic Development

New UN report: Africa's economy to improve in 2025 despite global stagnation

Fresh source.
Economic Development

Streamlining Egypt’s food value chain through technology

Epsy Barr - Chair, Forum on People of African Descent.
Economic Development

We must confront the legacy of slavery, tackle systemic racism

Wu Hongbo, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Development and the Secretary-General of the Financing for Development Conference.  UN Photo/Loey Felipe

For development finance, there is no one-size-fits-all solution

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Countries to choose targets best suited to local conditions

A table banking session in Samburu, Kenya.   DPPS

Loans to women = smart economics

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Women find innovative ways of financing projects

Designer Kiki Cardow adjusting a display at her boutique in Lagos, Nigeria. Panos/ Andrew Esiebo

Think beyond microfinance when talking about businesswomen

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Financing for women in Africa has remained stubbornly “micro”

Cashew nut processing and production factory in Sotria B Sarl, Banfora, Burkina Faso.   Alamy/Joerg Boethling

Cashing in on the cashew nuts boom

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Local processing could boost revenue in Côte d’Ivoire

A shopper buys Snow beer at a supermarket in Yichang city, central Chinas Hubei province.  AP Images /Yi chang

Africans also investing in China

African countries have poured over $14 billion in investments

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Africa Books

Pali Lehohla, Statistician-General of Statistics South Africa.  ITU/ R. Farrell

African statistics have come of age

A MicroEnsure agent talks to microfinance clients about microinsurance at a group meeting in Nairobi, Kenya.  Alamy/David Dorey

Microfinance: Good for the poor?

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To lift the poor from poverty, create jobs, not loans, critics say

Photo: MINUSMA/Marco Dormino

At Security Council, UN troop commanders recount challenges of modern peacekeeping

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Child labour on family farms should be addressed in an appropriate and context-sensitive way that respects local values and family circumstances. Photo: FAO/J. Thompson

New UN guidebook seeks to prevent child labour practices in agriculture

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Sub-Saharan Africa shows progress in halving the proportion and the number of hungry people by 2015

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Seven countries have reached targets set by the Millennium Development Goals and World Food Summit

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