The 2017 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will be held on May 22-26, 2017 in Ahmedabad, India. The Annual Meetings are the Bank’s largest annual event and serve to raise the profile of the institution on the global stage. Find out more
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Leaders vow to make Africa a region of competitiveness and increased well-being
"Strong institutions and the management of skills and talents should be at the core of the integration agenda. Political leaders should double their efforts to make sure Africa becomes a tightly integrated growth pole," the AfDB Chief Economist said.
AfDB and Regional Integration
African Economic Outlook 2013
Natural Resources Can Fuel Africa’s Economic Transformation
“Now is the time”, said Mthuli Ncube, CE and VP of the AfDB, “After ten years of improved stability, sound macroeconomic policies and blossoming trade links, growth has made African nations freer than ever to choose their own development paths and implement active policies for economic transformation.”
Development Effectiveness Review - Promoting Regional Integration
Regional integration has been at the heart of Africa’s political agenda for many years. Given the continent’s low population density, wide geographic spread and low levels of urbanization, Africa’s leaders have recognized integration as critical to building economies of scale and making the continent internationally competitive. The impact of globalization on Africa over the past decade has only intensified its importance.
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- 01/11/2013 - Governments cannot fund $93 billion alone
- 31/10/2013 - Leaders vow to make Africa a region of competitiveness and increased well-being
- 31/10/2013 - Fast-tracking African regional integration agenda key to economic transformation
- 30/10/2013 - Industrialization a precondition for Africa’s economic transformation
- 30/10/2013 - Financial deepening dynamics and implications for financial policy coordination in a monetary union: the case of WAEMU
Integrating Africa’s Workforce
If African countries are to transform structurally and integrate regionally, African workers and talents must be able to explore job opportunities and skills transfer across industries and across borders.
