What:
Launch of first Africa's Macro-Economic Performance and Outlook report (2023)
Who:
African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina; Côte d'Ivoire Minister of Planning and Development Ms. Niale Kaba ; policymakers and experts
When:
Thursday, 19 January, 10.00 - 12.00 GMT
Where:
African Development Bank Group Headquarters (CCIA), Abidjan, and virtual
The African Development Bank Group will launch the inaugural edition of Africa's Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook (MEO) report on 19 January 2023 at its Abidjan Headquarters.
The publication will offer policymakers, global investors, researchers, and other development partners an up-to-date evidence-based assessment of the continent's recent macroeconomic performance and short-to-medium-term outlook amid dynamic global economic developments.
The new report, to be released in the first and third quarters of each year, will complement the Bank's flagship African Economic Outlook report which focuses on key emerging issues relevant to Africa's development.
The following speakers will feature at the launch event:
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank Group
Ms. Niale Kaba, Minister of Planning and Development of Côte d'Ivoire
Kevin Chika Urama, Acting Chief Economist and Vice President, African Development Bank Group
Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, Economist, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University. Sachs is also United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' Advocate for the Sustainable Development Goals
Click here to register in advance to attend. English and French interpretation will be available.
Join the conversation using the hashtags #AfricaMEO2023 and #AfricaMacroEcoOutlook23
Media contact: Emeka Anuforo, Communication and External Relations, email: media@afdb.org
