Angola: African Union to Set Up Statistics Institute




Angola Press Agency (Luanda)

April 2, 2007
Posted to the web April 2, 2007

Ababa

The African Union (AU) will soon create an African Statistics Institute, whose level and headquarters are still to be defined.

According to the document of the Economic Commission for Africa (of the United Nations Economic and Social Council), made available to ANGOP this Monday in Addis-Ababa, the initiative results from the "growing pressure" of the international community and of the continent's need concerning "warrantable, updated and quality Statistics".


The intention that should be approved by the respective Governments and Heads of State is part of the draft resolution of the 40th session of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, being held since this Monday in the Ethiopian capital.

Problems relating to Statistics in Africa have been discussed various times by African officials and the last meeting on the issue happened in the Angolan capital, Luanda, in December 2006.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200704021297.html

Asean's financial swap agreement to be upgraded to multilateral pact


Asean Plus 3 finance and central bank officials have agreed to upgrade the region's financial swap agreement into a multilateral pact, aimed mainly to maximise the benefits of the growing reserves in the region.

Finance Permanent Secretary Suparut Kawatkul also said that the countries also agreed to establish the infrastructure fund within 2 years, to pool surplus reserves and invest them in much-needed infrastructure projects in the region.

"This will increase inter-dependence among the countries, said Suparut in Chiang Mai. He said through the fund, the reserves would be shifted back from US treasury bonds and assets elsewhere.

The Nation

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Remember the United "states" from 1781-1788 was states that shared money and where defended from the central government. This central government had little power to force anything on these states. After 1789 the central government became much more powerful. So there is some history for yeah.


So when you think about it almost sounds like the whole world is forming after our model of things.