Commissioner for Economic Affairs

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The Commissioner for Economic Affairs is a senior African Union official responsible for guiding and coordinating the continent’s economic policy, integration, and development strategies.

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Commissioner for Economic Affairs canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf African Union position
public office
appliesTo African continent
appointedBy African Union member states
Assembly of the African Union
surface form: Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union
collaboratesWith African Development Bank
Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy
Commissioner for Trade and Industry
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
country African Union
createdBy Constitutive Act of the African Union
goal advance economic integration of African Union member states
promote sustainable economic growth in Africa
support poverty reduction through economic policy
hasDomain development policy
economics
macroeconomic convergence
regional integration
inception 2002
jurisdiction African Union
languageOfWork Arabic
English
French
Portuguese
other official African Union languages
memberOf African Union Commission
surface form: College of Commissioners of the African Union
officeHolderRole senior African Union official
officeIsIn African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa
surface form: African Union Commission headquarters
oversees directorates dealing with economic affairs in the African Union Commission
partOf African Union Commission
replaces similar roles under the Organisation of African Unity
reportsTo Chairperson of the African Union
surface form: Chairperson of the African Union Commission
responsibleFor economic development strategies in Africa
economic integration in Africa
economic policy at continental level
economic research and statistics within the African Union
macroeconomic policy coordination in Africa
monitoring economic trends in African Union member states
promoting intra-African trade
supporting African economic integration agendas such as free trade areas
supporting implementation of African Union economic decisions
supporting regional economic communities in Africa
termLength 4 years
termRenewable true
usesInstrument African Union economic policy frameworks
continental development plans
workLocation Addis Ababa
Ethiopia

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African Union Commission hasPart Commissioner for Economic Affairs
Commissioner for Trade and Industry worksWith Commissioner for Economic Affairs