Africa and Middle East

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DEV Working Paper No. 306: Revisiting MDG Cost Estimates from a Domestic Resource Mobilisation Perspective

20-Dec-2011

Working Paper N° 306: Revisiting MDG Cost Estimates from a Domestic Resource Mobilisation Perspective, brings updated global estimates of the additional financial resources needed in developing countries to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It argues that the international community needs to broaden its notion of development co-operation beyond Official Development Assistance to reach the MDGs as the 2015 deadline approaches.

11th International Economic Forum on Africa

24-Aug-2011

The International Economic Forum on Africa, organised by the OECD Development Centre with the African Development Bank, the UN Commission for Africa and the UNDP has grown to become the largest annual public event on Africa in Europe. This year, the Forum celebrated its 11th anniversary with hundreds of journalists, business people, development co-operation professionals, researchers, civil society representatives and students coming together to hear and engage with a panel of experts discussing the findings of the African Economic Outlook (AEO).

Africa should embrace new economic giants and boost social inclusion, says African Economic Outlook 2011

06-Jun-2011

African countries should develop closer cross-border ties in dealing with traditional and emerging partners so they can boost sustainable and inclusive growth, according to the African Economic Outlook 2011, launched today.

Africa´s economies have weathered the global crisis relatively well and have rebounded in 2010. Recent political events in North Africa and high food and fuel prices are likely to slow the continent’s growth down to 3.7 percent in 2011. During this year, sub-Saharan Africa will grow faster than North Africa. The new report predicts a rebound to 5.8 percent in 2012.

Africa: Conference on mobilising investment in infrastructure and agriculture

from 26-Apr-2011 to 27-Apr-2011

African Ministers called on the G20 to accelerate development of infrastructure and boost agricultural investment for food security during the NEPAD-OECD Africa Investment Initiative ministerial conference in Dakar, Senegal.

AEO launches a new Database on African Fiscal Performance

05-Oct-2010

A complete database of public revenue flows for 50 African governments from 1996 to 2008 is now publicly available on AEO.org, the online gateway to African economies provided by the OECD Development Centre, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the UN Development programme (UNDP). The database was used in its original form for the African Economic Outlook (AEO) 2010 study on "Public Resource Mobilisation and Aid", which covered the 1996-2007 period.