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Développement économique et social futur de l'Afrique : impact des inégalités

October 12, 2023
Related topics: 
Economy

Président  

- Donald Kaberuka, ancien président, Banque africaine de développement (BAD)

Présentateur  

- Hamza Saoudi, économiste principal, Policy Center for the New South (PCNS)

Discutants  

- Ted Ahlers, Directeur, Afrique et Moyen-Orient, Centennial Group

- Mohamed Beavogui, ancien Premier ministre de Guinée

- Mavis Owusu-Gyamfi, Vice-présidente exécutive, Centre africain pour la transformation économique (ACET)

- Jean-Louis Sarbib, directeur, Afrique et Moyen-Orient, Centennial Group

- Karin Wedig, économiste en chef, transformation économique, GIZ - Agence allemande de développement

 

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