Africa: Failure of Governments and Development Agencies to Work More Effectively With Business Could Leave Millions Living in Poverty

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Business leaders, international charities and development agencies will be urged tomorrow at the launch of a new Business and Development research centre to explore new ways to work together to fight global poverty. Analysis from the Institute of Development Studies suggests that existing approaches are piecemeal and small-scale, and there is little understanding around what is effective and what will have a genuine and positive impact on the world's poorest communities.

Leading development experts, senior members of the business community and international NGOs will be gathering in London to discuss a more systematic approach for collaboration, at the launch a new Business and Development Centre based at the

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