Category Archives: Financial Development

Monetary Policy In Africa.

A mainstay of economic management in the developed world, the use of monetary policy in Africa has undergone many changes in recent times, changing from a monetarist approach of containing the integrity of the domestic currency against the US$ (Monetary … Continue reading

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Africa and the G20: G8 vs BRIC’s.

The 2010 G8 Summit in Canada has just concluded, and for Africa, the returns have been the same as usual, not much tangible steps forward in assistance and co-operation developing the continent. The Gleneagles G8 pledge in 2005 that sought … Continue reading

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African Development Bank Annual Meeting 2010.

The African Development Bank had its annual meeting for 2010, and from it, a two important decisions came to conclusion. 1) Re-election of current President, Donald Kaberuka for his second five year term. In the age of mass media, the … Continue reading

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World Economic Forum on Africa 2010

Following from the main event at Davos earlier this year, the event focussing on Africa was held in Dar Es Salaam Tanzania, under the banner of ‘Rethinking Africa’s Growth Strategy’. As is noted many times, the purpose of the WEF … Continue reading

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