ADDIS ABABA- Ethiopian Finance Minister met and held fruitful discussion with the newly appointed Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) at a courtesy meeting held in the Ministry of Finance.
Minister of Finance, Ahmed Shide discussed with Claver Gatete, the newly appointed Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
After congratulating and welcoming the Executive Secretary of ECA, the Finance Minister stressed that Ethiopia and the Economic Commission for Africa should work together in order to make the collective voice of Africa be heard in the international arena.
With the aim of realizing growth and development, the government of Ethiopia has been undertaking Ethiopia’s Home-Grown Economic Reform (HGER) Agenda and some other macroeconomic reforms in which the government aspires commonly engaged with reliable development partners including the Economic Commission for Africa.
As the current Chairman of the Horn of Africa Initiative, Ahmed also highlighted his commitment to working together with the Economic Commission for Africa as regional economic integration is one of the important objectives of the commission to bring socio-economic change in the Horn countries.
Since the ECA was established for Africans’ wellbeing, the Commission, African leaders as well as finance ministers should work together to put the African agenda on the forefront, said ClaverGatete.
The Economic Commission for Africa will undertake the 56th Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development from March 4-5, 2024, in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
The session is dedicated to discussing financing the transition to inclusive and green economies.
THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD THURSDAY 28 DECEMBER 2023
