Training Workshop for UEMOA Member State Officials Regarding the Optimization of National Economies Participating in the Mining Sector's Value Chain, Burkina Faso, September 2017
The Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) held a training workshop for government agency officials from the member states of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) regarding the optimization of national economies participating in the mining sector's value chain in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) in September 2017.
The workshop brought together 32 executive officers in charge of mines, national economies and finance from UEMOA member countries. The workshop was held in partnership with the UEMOA Commission, in connection with the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the UEMOA Commission and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).
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