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GOAL 08: Decent work and economic growth

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

Datasets
Connectivity data - Mobile broadband subscriptions
Mobile broadband subscriptions are mobile subscriptions that advertise data speeds of 256 kbit/s or greater. The subscription must allow access to the Internet via HTTP and must have been used to make...
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Connectivity data - Fixed broadband subscriptions
Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes...
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Connectivity data - Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the...
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Connectivity data - Fixed telephone subscriptions
Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channe...
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Connectivity data - Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Internet users are individuals who have used the Internet (from any location) in the last 3 months. The Internet can be used via a computer, mobile phone, personal digital assistant, games machine, di...
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Raw Materials Trade - Export (USD)
Raw materials are essential for the sustainable functioning of modern societies and their industries. The European Commission's Raw Materials Information System (RMIS) is developed by the Joint Resear...
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Raw Materials Trade - Import (USD)
Raw materials are essential for the sustainable functioning of modern societies and their industries. The European Commission's Raw Materials Information System (RMIS) is developed by the Joint Resear...
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Tourism Attractiveness
This indicator measures the availability of natural and cultural resources. Some industries, such as tourism, real estate and education, can depend highly on the presence of touristic valuable land or...
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Stories
These interactive stories are aimed at EU policymakers and African stakeholders. All stories are relevant to all African countries, but some present country specific data.
Turning ideas into opportunities
How geographical analyses support European Commission efforts to unlock tangible impact through the AU-EU Innovation Agenda
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COVID-19 and remittances in Africa
Falling remittances could remove a major source of income for people in several African countries.
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Nature: an economic asset
The facets of an African economy based on wildlife resources
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From Africa to the EU, with masks on
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on migration flows
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Climate-induced migration
A shift of focus to local action
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