African Development Bank to Launch Inaugural Africa's Macro-Economic Performance and Outlook Report

13 January 2023
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African Development Bank (Abidjan)
press release

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

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