In his intervention, Adam Elhiraika, the Director of the Macroeconomics and Governance Division at ECA emphasized the significance of development planning in the context of resource utilization, mobilization, allocation, monitoring, and reporting.

Source: https://www.africanews.it/english/economic-commission-for-africa-eca-convenes-member-states-to-strengthen-development-planning-processes/

Samuel Tombs, chief UK economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said: “Resilient demand from corporates is preventing a sharp downturn in overall construction output.

Source: https://jerseyeveningpost.com/morenews/uknews/2023/08/04/construction-sector-grows-despite-rate-rises-dealing-hammer-blow-to-housing/

"The Bank of Japan will be cheered by the signs of stronger services sector employment, but worried about the persistence of cost pressure," said Duncan Wrigley at Pantheon Macroeconomics.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/global-business-activity-showed-signs-slowdown-august-pmis-3747761?cid=cna_flip_070214