African Ministers to Consult on Strategies for Meeting
Addis Ababa, 21 March 2007 (ECA): African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development are to meet in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from April 2-3 to discuss how to accelerate growth on the continent to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
The panelists will bring their considerable experience in global economic policy-making to enrich the discussion on strategies and the way forward to achieving the MDGs. One important area for discussion will be the design of the right mix of interventions that African countries need to implement in order to accelerate growth and development.
Other key topics for discussions include:
Growth, Employment and Inequality in Africa; Scaling up Financing and Public Sector Investments; Planning, Monitoring and Tracking Economic Performance; Peace and Security; and Partnerships and Globalization. |
