{"id":154571,"date":"2023-08-20T19:23:13","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T17:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/southern-africa\/angola\/mauritius-researchers-and-policy-makers-undergo-training-on-economic-commission-for-africa-ecas-forecasting-and-policy-simulation-tool\/"},"modified":"2023-08-20T19:23:14","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T17:23:14","slug":"mauritius-researchers-and-policy-makers-undergo-training-on-economic-commission-for-africa-ecas-forecasting-and-policy-simulation-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/southern-africa\/angola\/mauritius-researchers-and-policy-makers-undergo-training-on-economic-commission-for-africa-ecas-forecasting-and-policy-simulation-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Mauritius\u2019 researchers and policy makers undergo training on Economic Commission for Africa (ECA's) forecasting and policy simulation tool"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in collaboration with Maurice Strat\u00e9gie, convened a training workshop in Port Louis from 11 \u2013 14 July for researchers and policy makers in Mauritius on the use of a macroeconomic modelling tool designed by ECA to support member states in forecasting and policy simulation.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Maurice Strat\u00e9gie a newly established think tank for the Government of Mauritius operationalized under the country\u2019s Economic Development Board (EDB) aims to be the leading source of data-driven evidence based socio-economic reports and insights to shape the country\u2019s policies for inclusive and sustainable economic development. Its key thematic areas include economics and modelling, digital and green transitions, public policy, labour and employment and sectoral development. In support of the key thematic area of\u00a0economics and modelling, ECA, through its Macroeconomic Governance and Policy Division (MGD), has been working with Maurice Strat\u00e9gie to customize the ECA macroeconomic model for Mauritius and provide capacity building support for the effective use of the tool.<\/p>\n

In his opening remarks, Hopestone Chavula, Economic Affairs Officer, MGD, thanked the government of Mauritius for inviting ECA to train researchers and policy makers on the use of ECA Macroeconomic model. He noted that economic models are pertinent in assisting policymakers to make evidence-based decisions especially under continuous and persistent global shocks.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo far, MGD has provided capacity support training to 15 countries in modelling, model customization and evidence-based policy simulations. ECA will continue to support Maurice Strat\u00e9gie to ensure the efficacy and sustainability of the model’s utilisation, as well as technical and policy support in the formulation, implementation, and monitoring of policies in Mauritius,\u201d said Chavula.<\/p>\n

Staff at the Maurice Strat\u00e9gie welcomed the support and capacity building efforts from the ECA and emphasized the need for further collaboration in the areas of poverty analysis, inflation and the output gap. One of the main areas where Maurice Strat\u00e9gie envisages to utilize the ECA model is in the formulation of its National Investment Strategy.<\/p>\n

The training consists of 15 officials, with 4 men and 11 women from Maurice Strategie, EDB, and Statistics Mauritius.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).<\/i><\/p>\n

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