YEN AT A GLANCE.
I-PRESENTATION OF YEN II- SOME STATISTICS ON YEN III- OVERVIEW OF YEN ACTIVITIES IV- YEN PROSPECTS.
I-PRESENTATION OF YEN.
Overalls objectives : support macroeconomic analysis at national, sub-regional and regional levels. Promote the establishment of strong technical Macroeconomic Policy Research Units (MPRUs) Create a platform to train, empower and engage a new generation of skilled young macroeconomic modelers. Help countries achieve the goals of the 2030 and 2063 Agenda more efficiently..
II- SOME STATISTICS ON YEN.
ooo Kepouo se ezn5y u! N3Å. Sub-Regions Number of participants Number partner universities Number of countries North Africa 299 25 5 West Africa 309 28 9 Central Africa 95 6 3 East Africa 154 16 7 South Africa 131 13 5 Total 988 88 29.
III-OVERVIEW OF YEN ACTIVITIES. online course in economic modeling, on the training platform dedicated to the network. Research program for young economists . Organization of seminars and webinars for the benefit of young economists. Participation of members in the activities of ECA and its partners.
The macroeconomic modeling training enabled participants to: U nderstand the basic principles of macroeconomic modeling and the recent evolution of time series ; improve participants' ability to simulate and analyze macroeconomic shocks ; participate in the dynamics of economic research in Africa.
Main research activities : Research program on macroeconomic models to support 10% growth in Africa Participation in the parallel events of COM-2022 Participation in the high-level forum organized on: "The African Continental Free Trade Area ( ZLECAf ): The role of Parliament and other non-state actors". Application Submission to the Economic Policy Research Department of the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group.
IV- YEN PROSPECTS.
Extend the network to all African countries ; set up Technical Research Units on Macroeconomic Policies (UTRPM) in each country ; organiser de formation thématique sur des sujets économiques d’actualité ; organize a day for the dissemination of the results of the network's scientific research ; open access to the course platform to a wider community of learners ; organisation of an annual symposium with all members around a theme related to the challenges of sustainable development in Africa..
988 Total (Lad: •r PhD in lest pars •t stay h a «:m.mks pr"run) YEN in figure as of today 29 Numbe of Countries 88 Number of Univergtles.