Zuzana Schwidrowski, Director of the UN Economic Commission's Office for North Africa Explains the Concept and Challenges of Middle-Income Countries
| dc.description | The latest episode of the ECA Podcast series discussed middle-income countries in Africa. However, what does it mean for a country to be classified as middle-income? In this documentary program, Ernest Chi Cho interviewed Suzan Shidi, the UNECA Director for North Africa, who explained the definition of middle-income countries and the challenges they face. She emphasized the importance of South-South cooperation among these countries. The interview with Suzan was conducted during the UNECA Annual Conference of Ministers in Charge of Finance, Economic Development, and Planning in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. The The latest episode of the ECA Podcast series discussed middle-income countries in Africa during the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development. However, what does it mean for a country to be classified as middle-income? In this documentary program, Ernest Chi Cho interviewed Suzan Shidi, the UNECA Director for North Africa, who explained the definition of middle-income countries and the challenges they face. She emphasized the importance of South-South cooperation among these countries. The interview with Suzan was conducted during the UNECA Annual Conference of Ministers in Charge of Finance, Economic Development, and Planning in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. The director explained that middle-income countries in Africa are becoming increasingly important as more than half of the African countries today fall under this category. The World Bank introduced this classification in 1989, dividing countries based on income into low-income, lower-middle-income, upper-middle-income, and high-income categories. While this concept is useful, it is also limiting because income is just one development criterion. Income per capita is an average measure that does not reflect inequality, health impact, climate change, and other development issues. Nonetheless, it remains a good proxy of development. | en |
| dc.title | Zuzana Schwidrowski, Director of the UN Economic Commission's Office for North Africa Explains the Concept and Challenges of Middle-Income Countries | en |
| dc.title.alternative | ECA Expert Explains the Concept and Challenges of Middle-Income Countries | en |
| ags.publisherPlace | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | en |
| ags.publisherName | UN. ECA | en |
| dc.coverage.spatial | AFRICA | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | GHANA | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | MOROCCO | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | ZAMBIA | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-04-12T06:57:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-04-12T06:57:55Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-04-01 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10855.1/4160 | |
| dc.format.extent | 9:40 | |
| dc.format.medium | MP4 | |
| dc.language | en_US | |
| dc.type | Video | |
| dcterms.accessRights | UNECA | |
| ags.creatorCorporate | United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | DEVELOPMENT | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | NATIONAL INCOME | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | CLIMATE CHANGE | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | INCOME DISTRIBUTION STATISTICS | |
| ags.subjectClassification | 02.03.00 SPECIAL ECONOMIC AREAS | |
| ags.subjectClassification | 02.04.00 DEVELOPMENT | |
| ags.subjectClassification | 03.10.00 ENERGY RESOURCES | |
| ags.descriptionNotes | Interview | |
| ags.rights.TermsOfUse | Public | |
| ags.availabilityLocation | ECA-HQ | |
| uneca.workflow.processed | true | |
| uneca.language.supported | en |
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