African leaders, academics to debate economic transformation and empowerment at African economic conference 2012 ECA

Abstract

Hundreds of leaders and scholars from Africa and around the world will gather in Kigali, Rwanda,from October 30 to November 2to debate the continent’s prospects for sustainable and inclusive growth in the context of the international economic crisis. Organized each year by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the 7th annual African Economic Conference will be held in Kigali under the theme “Inclusive and Sustainable Development in an Age of Economic Uncertainty.” The conference is the most comprehensive event held each year on Africa’s economy and development, discussing macroeconomic prospects, as well as trade and finance and development policy in a global context. Africa has grown strongly over the past decade. Having weathered the economic crisis, the continent’s average growth is expected to rebound to 4.8 percent in 2013.