October 28, 2010
- 8:30-10:30 2nd Plenary Session - Rethinking Development Financing Options for Africa in the Post-Crisis Era
Room: Sidi Bou Saïd- Chair: Mthuli Ncube, AfDB
- Presenter: François Bourguignon, Paris School of Economics
- Presenter: Pierre Jacquet, Agence Française de Développement
- Presenter: Nancy Birdsall, Center for Global Development
- 10:30-10:45 Tea/Coffee Break
- 10:45-12:45 Concurrent Seminars
- Session II.1.1 Monetary and Fiscal Policies
Room: Didon I- Chair: Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa, AfDB
- Pro Cyclicality of Fiscal Policy and Fiscal Rules in African Currency Unions / S. Guillaumont Jeanneney and Sampawende J-A Tapsoba, Université d'Auvergne
Discussant: Issa Faye, AfDB - Fiscal Policy for Growth in Africa in Light of the Crisis / Kathie Krumm & Chandana Kularatne, The World Bank
Discussant: John Mary Matovu, Economic Policy Research Centre - Post Crisis Monetary Policy Frameworks in Sub Saharan Africa / Louis Kasekende and Martin Brownbridge, Bank of Uganda
Discussant: Taoufik Rajhi, AfDB
- Session II.1.2 China-Africa Trade
Room: Didon II- Chair: Alex Rugamba, AfDB
- A Path to Mutual Prosperity? The Trade and Investment between China and Africa / Xiao Ye, The World Bank
Discussant: Peter Robleh, UNECA - Growth by Destination (Where You Export Matters): Trade with China and Growth in African Countries / Mina Baliamoune-Lutz, University of North Florida
Discussant: Richard Schiere, AfDB
- Session II.1.3 Governance Issues
Room: Top Hat- Chair: Abdallah Hamdock, UNECA
- Governance, Financial Liberalization, and Financial Development in Sub-Saharan Africa / John Karikari, US Government Accountability Office
Discussant: Chigomezgo Mtegha, AfDB - Official Development Assistance, Governance and Economic Growth: What are the implications for Sub-Saharan Africa? / Douzounet Mallaye, Université de Yaoundé II
Discussant: Gaston Gohou, AfDB
- Special Session II.1.4 Vision 2050
Room: Didon III- Chair: Pierre Jacquet, Agence Française de Développement
- Panelist: Uri Dadush, Carnegie Endowment for Internatioanl Peace / In 2050 - a world transformed
- Panelist: John Page, Brookings Institution / Africa Strategic Vision 2050: Overview
- Panelist: Robert Okello, Uganda Industrial Research Institute / Africa Strategic Vision 2050: Policy recommendations
- Panelist: Franklyn Lisk, University of Warwick
- Panelist: Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, UNU-MERIT
- 12:45–14:00 Lunch
- 14:00-16:00 3rd Plenary Panel - Global Economy, Commodities and Africa
Room: Sidi Bou Saïd- Moderator: Lerato Mbele, CNBC Africa
- Panelist: Shenggen Fan, International Food Policy Research Institute
- Panelist: André Roux, Investec Asset Management
- Panelist: Mthuli Ncube, AfDB
- Panelist: Eyesus Zafu, Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations
- Panelist: Amany Asfour, Egyptian Business Women Association
- Panelist: Kwaku Owusu-Baah, the Inter-African Coffee Organization (IACO)
- 16:00-16:15 Tea/Coffee Break
- 16:15-18:15 Concurrent Seminars
- Session II.2.1 Human Capital
Room: Didon I- Chair: Collen Zamba, UNDP
- Does Human Capital Protect Workers against Exogenous Shocks? South Africa in the 2008 – 2009 Crisis / Ronald Leung, Oxford Center for Study of African Economies, Marco Stampini and Désiré Vencatachellum, AfDB
Discussant: Nora Aleki, IRES - Education and Economic Development in Africa / Kwabena Gyimah-Brempong, University of South Florida
Discussant: Amarakoon Banda, UNDP
- Session II.2.2 Trade Issues
Room: Didon II- Chair: Adeyemi Dipeolu, UNECA
- Surmounting Africa’s Trade Capacity Constraints: An Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Aid for Trade / Stephen Karingi and Vincent Leyaro, UNECA
Discussant: Victor Davies, AfDB - A Decade (2000-2010) of African-US Trade under the African Growth Opportunities Act (AGOA): Challenges, Opportunities and a Framework for Post-AGOA Engagement / Laura Páez, Stephen Karingi, UNECA, Mwangi Kimenyi, Brookings Institute and Mekalia Paulos, UNECA
Discussant: Albert Mafusire, AfDB
- Session II.2.3 Financial Development
Room: Top Hat- Chair: Lee Kangho, Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Korea
- Financial Development and Income Inequality: Evidence from African Countries / Michael Enowbi Batuo, University of East London, Francesco Guidi, University of Greenwich and Kupukile Mlambo, AfDB
Discussant: Albert Mafusire, AfDB - Bank Intermediation and Risk-Taking in Africa: Does Protection of Creditor Rights Matter? / Tianshu Zhao, University of Stirling, Victor Murinde, University of Birmingham and Kupukile Mlambo, AfDB
Discussant: Ashie Mukungu, AfDB
- Special Session II.2.4 Migration and Remittances and Innovative Finance In Africa
Room: Didon III- Chair: Charles Lufumpa, AfDB
- Panelist: Dilip Ratha, The World Bank
- Panelist: Sonia Plaza, The World Bank
- Panelist: Abebe Shimeles, AfDB
- 19:00 Conference Dinner
Restaurant La Cascade- Master of Ceremony: Kordjé Bedoumra, AfDB
- Speaker: H.E.Sanusi Lamido, Governor Central Bank of Nigeria
- 20:00 Dinner
