| dc.description | Fifty-sixth Session of the Economic Commission for Africa Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development held from 28 February to 5 March 2024 in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. The theme was Financing the Transition to inclusive green economies in Africa: imperatives, opportunities, and policy options. Smaller Medium Enterprise have a crucial to play in Africa’s development agenda. Monica Mutsvangwa, Minister in charge of Small and Medium Enterprises, in Zimbabwe, talked about the Vital role of SMEs in Africa’s economic landscape on the sideline of the conference. She explained SMEs are bringing in more than 60% of the GDP in Zimbabwe. so that means they are creating Jobs. They are very important because they are the power of the economy. what we are discussing about green energy, climate change, and the effects of climate change affect girls and women disproportionately. so we need to be able to invest in infrastructure for SMEs. so that they can produce more in the environment, which is Good, and we need to train them about the market. As a ministry we have a mandate not to fund only, we produce workspace. All these SMEs are working from home turning their home into workspace. Then when they produce the product, we also want inter-trade between Africa. | en |
| dc.title | Monica Mutsvangwa, Minister in Charge of Small and Medium Enterprises COM 2024, Here's Why SMEs Are Key to Africa's Growth | en |
| dc.title.alternative | Fifty-sixth Session of the Economic Commission for Africa Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development | en |
| ags.publisherPlace | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | en |
| ags.publisherName | UN. ECA | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-04-29T06:53:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-04-29T06:53:25Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-02-20 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10855.1/4232 | |
| uneca.workflow.processed | true | |
| uneca.language.supported | en | |
| dc.relation.isPartOf | Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development (COM 2024) | |
| dc.contributor.other | Government of Zimbabwe | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | AFRICA | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | WEST AFRICA | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | ZIMBABWE | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | CHINA | |
| dc.format.extent | 7:31 | |
| dc.format.medium | MP4 | |
| dc.language | en_US | |
| dc.type | Video | |
| dcterms.accessRights | UNECA | |
| ags.creatorCorporate | United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa | |
| ags.creatorConference | UN.ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development (56th:2024, FEB-MAR.20-05: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe) | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | MEDIUM ENTERPRISES | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | SMALL ENTERPRISES | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | ENTREPRENEURSHIP | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | ECONOMIC INTEGRATION | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | MARKETS | |
| ags.subjectClassification | 07.04.00 TRADE PROMOTION, FACILITATION AND CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION | |
| ags.subjectClassification | 12.06.00 SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF WORKERS | |
| ags.descriptionNotes | Conference | |
| ags.rights.TermsOfUse | Public | |
| ags.availabilityLocation | ECA-HQ | |
| ags.creatorConferenceCategory | Conferences of African Ministers | |
