Media Advisory
What: Towards a Common Investment Area in the African Continental Free Trade Area: Levelling the Playing Field for Intra-African Investment Report Pre-Launch
Who: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
When: Wednesday, 30th June 2021, 11:00 – 12:00 East Africa Time.
Where: Virtual
On the margins of the Annual Investment Meeting 2021, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will pre-launch the report entitled "Towards a Common Investment Area in the African Continental Free Trade Area: Levelling the Playing Field for Intra-African Investment".
The report offers policy recommendations to Member States wishing to take advantage of the economies of scope and scale of the envisioned AfCFTA Investment Protocol to attract productive investment.
As Africa faces a steep decline in foreign direct investment (FDI) during and in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the opportunities presented by a continental common investment area could hardly have arrived at a better time.
The event will bring together African policymakers, national and regional investment promotion agencies (IPAs), the private sector, development partners and International NGOs to discuss the role of investment policies in supporting Africa's economic recovery and its sustainable development.
Register here: https://bit.ly/3juiPvM and click “Auditorium” to access the “Africa Focus Room”
Media contacts:
Senait Afework (Ms.)
African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC), ECA
Email: afeworks@un.org