The theme for the Bank's 2018 Annual Meetings is "Accelerating Africa's Industrialization" - the "Challenge of Busan," according to Bank President Akinwumi Adesina. Delegations from the Bank's 80 member countries attend the week-long event convened in partnership with the Ministry of Strategy and Finance of the Republic of Korea. Development experts and Finance Ministers will address a diverse range of development finance, economic development and public-private sector partnership issues during these meetings. The need to spur unprecedented growth for Africa while optimizing its abundant human and material resources will be the defining thread of discussions.

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