Ethiopia,from 15 to 22 April 1985. A Joint Meeting of the Ministers of Financ and Governors of Central Banks was held in Addis Ababa from 13 to 15 May 1985 to consider the study and make proposals on the establishment of the Fund to the twenty-first session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of OAU, to be held in June 1985. 71. The secretariat continued its assistance to subregional intergovern­ mental organizations in the monetary and financial fields. A feasibility study on the establishment of an Eastern and Southern African trade and development bank was prepared in collaboration with the ACMS and PTA secretariats and government experts from Malawi, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Direct assistance was also given to the Central African Clearing House (CACH) by means of a seminar to evaluate CACH operations, held in Kinshasa on 5 and 6 November 1984. - 27 - (e) Trade with non-African countries 72. The secretariat's efforts took into account the major difficulties encountered by African countries in increasing their export earnings against a background of unsteady or falling world commodity prices. It concentrated on assisting them to derive maximum benefit from major inter­ national economic negotiations in the context of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and its permanent committees; the successor arrangement to the African, Caribbean and Pacific/European Economic Communities (ACP/EEC) Lome II Convention; and the Global System of Trade Preferences (GSTP) among Developing Countries. 73. The third meeting of the Ministerial Follow-up Committee on Trade and Finance for African Development met in May 1984 and considered a range of trade issues of concern to Africa (E/ECA/CM. 10/36) including the joint ECA/OAU secretariat "Review and assessment of the sixth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development" (E/ECA/OAU/TRADE/ll) which highlighted some of the implications of UNCTAD VI on African 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing various economic and trade-related initiatives and meetings, with a focus on African countries. The language used is technical and formal, indicating a professional or institutional context. The topics covered, such as the establishment of a trade and development bank, international trade negotiations, and trade issues, suggest a strong connection to economic development.

**Category**
International trade, Economic development