Songwe takes over at ECA


Issue 345 - 05 May 2017 | 1 minute read

Cameroonian economist Vera Songwe has been appointed head of the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), having been West and Central Africa director at the World Bank Group’s International Financial Corporation (IFC). Songwe is the first woman to lead the ECA, and comes in with a strong remit to marry sustainable development and business; she is also likely to be a dynamic force in an often-fusty institution.

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