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African Development Bank (AfDB), 3 November 2015
A billion people have been lifted out of poverty since the United Nations established the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 15 years ago, making it the most successful… Read more »
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Africa: Growth and Poverty - the Paradoxes of African Economies
UNECA, 2 November 2015
African leaders gathered at the African Economic Conference taking place in Kinshasa from 02- 04 November said to reduce poverty and inequality Africa needs inclusive economies and… Read more »
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Africa: Smart Measures Required to Weather Commodity Boom-Bust Cycles
UNDP, 2 November 2015
Governments in Africa should put into place fiscal rules, sovereign wealth funds and other mechanisms to buffer their economies from the commodities roller-coaster, according to a… Read more »
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African Development Bank (AfDB), 2 November 2015
The 10th African Economic Conference was officially opened on November 2, 2015, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, by the head of the country's Senate, Léon Kengo Wa… Read more »
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Africa: African Economic Conference Presents Plans to Fight Deepening Poverty
African Development Bank (AfDB), 2 November 2015
The 10th African Economic Conference (AEC) has laid emphasis on better application of national tax policies to reduce the income gap between the rich and the poor, and the need to… Read more »
Poverty & Inequality Focus - African Economic Conference #2015AEC
With a focus on poverty and inequality, delegates from across the continent and around the globe are taking part in the 2015 African Economic Conference co-organized by the African Development Bank, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the United Nations Development Programme in Kinshasa. Follow on Twitter: #2015AEC
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Discussions continued on November 3 and 4 at the 2015 African Economic Conference co-organized by the African Development Bank, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa ... Read more »
African Economic Conference 2015 in Kinshasa - address poverty and inequality and give cause for more optimism to Africans
2015 African Economic Conference (AEC) - Poverty and Inequality in the Post 2015 Development Agends
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Foreign investment (FDI) flows have grown exponentially since the turn of the millennium and countries such as South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and Morocco are leading the ... Read more »
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Delegates from across the globe are converging on Dakar, Senegal, for a landmark conference on agriculture that promises to yield one of the boldest initiatives ever taken on ... Read more »
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The office of the Special Envoy on Gender (SEOG) and the Department for Agriculture and Agro-industry (OSAN) of the African Development Bank (AfDB) launched a new report, "Economic ... Read more »
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The sprawling headquarters for the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is bustling with activities as participants arrive for weeklong discussions of Africa's development ... Read more »
