Recommendations
African Financing Stability Mechanism (AFSM) Technical and Operational Report
25th February 2025 Africa’s development financing needs are rising, but the global financial architecture is not appropriately structured to deliver the required... →
The United Nations Set of Principles and Rules on Competition: Implementation after 40 years
25th February 2025 This publication commemorates UNCTAD's 60th anniversary in 2024, and 44 years after the adoption of the Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable... →
Implementing the Digital Trade Protocol of the African Continental Free Trade Area: expected impacts, early experiences and challenges ahead
21st February 2025 The Digital Trade Protocol (DTP) of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a significant step forward for Africa's economic... →
Southern-led multilateral channels for climate finance
21st February 2025 Multilateral development banks (MDBs) led by Global South countries are emerging as channels for directing climate finance to emerging market and... →
Africa’s Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook - January 2025
18th February 2025 Countries across the world are struggling to navigate a difficult global economic landscape characterized by persistent disruptions – from... →
Scaling Financing for Coal Phase-out in Emerging Economies
18th February 2025 This paper examines how emerging and developing economies (EMDEs) can transition away from coal-based energy with innovative financing strategies... →
ACTION EIGHT: Let the private sector drive small business development
17th February 2025 In this new report, ACTION EIGHT: Let the private sector drive small business development, CDE proposes a bold initiative to empower private sector... →
Putting Talent at the Centre: An Evolving Imperative for Manufacturing
13th February 2025 As industries navigate rapid change and digital transformations, workforce stability and productivity have become critical to long-term success.... →
How women's movements lead demands for democracy in the face of backlash and politicised religion
13th February 2025 Women’s movements are often dismissed as marginal players to the survival of democratic systems, but feminist mobilisations have been at the... →
Economic Development in Africa Report 2024
11th February 2025 The report examines how African economies can strengthen resilience to trade risks caused by interconnected shocks across political, economic,... →
