WHAT: Press Conference
THEME: Conclusions of the 36th meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts for North Africa and recommendations of the Expert group meeting on “Unlocking the Potential of Regional Value Chains in North Africa: Focus on the Pharmaceutical and Digital Finance Sectors”
WHEN: Thursday 25 November 2021, from 1.45 pm to 2.30 pm GMT (starting at 1.45pm in Nouakchott, 2.45pm in Algiers, Rabat and Tunis and 3.45 in Cairo, Tripoli and Khartoum)
WHERE: Online, and in person (Marrakech, Morocco). Journalists wishing to take part in this meeting are kindly requested to register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bxVteKEHTemo6aoPhtc6Cg
LANGUAGES: Interpreting will be provided in English, French and Arabic
Dear Media Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to attend a hybrid Press Conference on ECA’s 36th meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts for North Africa (ICSOE) and the Expert group meeting on “Unlocking the Potential of Regional Value Chains in North Africa: Focus on the Pharmaceutical and Digital Finance Sectors,” taking place on 24-25 November 2021 online, and in Marrakech (Morocco).
On this occasion, the ECA office for North Africa will present the outcome and recommendations of the ICSOE - North Africa taking place on 24 November 2021.
Discussions will also focus on the recommendations of the expert group meeting on: “Unlocking the Potential of Regional Value Chains in North Africa: Focus on the Pharmaceutical and Digital Finance Sectors;” a meeting held to assess opportunities for the development of North African value chains in the pharmaceutical industry and digital finance sectors, map out value chain opportunities in these two sectors, and develop a joint, North African action framework to facilitate their realization.
More information here:
Journalists wishing to request an interview with an ECA expert or confirm their in-person participation are kindly requested to send an email to: filali-ansary@un.org or a WhatsApp message to +212 (0) 673 734 462.