According to the Economic Report on Africa 2019, for Africa to attain the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, it would need to record double-digit growth every year for a decade, which it could achieve only if it adopted the macroeconomic reforms necessary to build resilience, increase its growth potential and improve integration. In an effort to contribute to the formulation of economic policies that will accelerate growth in Africa and allow the continent to achieve the Goals, the Economic Commission for Africa will work through the Young Economists Network to equip African economic-modelling experts to make reliable medium- and long-term forecasts. One of the objectives of the Network is to develop macroeconomic models that can simulate 10 per cent annual growth.