Did you know that Africa is the world¡¯s second most unequal region after Latin America? The region also has the highest rate of people living in extreme poverty. The two are closely linked: deep-seated inequality limits poverty reduction and holds back economic growth.
Join us on December 3, 2024 for a discussion (streamed online on this page) addressing structural inequalities through policy interventions, timed with the launch of a new flagship regional report.
argues that tackling inequality represents one of Africa¡¯s best prospects for accelerating poverty reduction and provides a roadmap for policymakers to remove barriers to opportunities.
- AGENDA
- RELATED
11:00 ¨C 11:05 Welcome Remarks&²Ô²ú²õ±è;¨C Nay¨¦ Bathily, World Bank
11:05 -11:20 Presentation of report&²Ô²ú²õ±è;¨C Video
Andrew Dabalen, Chief Economist, Africa Region, World Bank
Nistha Sinha, Gabriela Inchauste, and Ambar Narayan, Lead authors, World Bank
Johan Mistiaen, Practice Manager, World Bank
11:20 ¨C 11:50 Discussion: Addressing structural inequalities through policy interventions
Moderator: Naye Bathily, Manager, External Affairs, Western and Central Africa, World Bank
Panelists:
¡¤ Ahmed Shide, Minister of Finance, Ethiopia
¡¤ Belmonde Dogo, Minister of National Cohesion, Solidarity and the Fight against Poverty, C?te d¡¯Ivoire
¡¤ Ousmane Diagana, Regional Vice President for Western and Central Africa, World Bank
¡¤ Victoria Kwakwa, Regional Vice President for Eastern and Southern Africa, World Bank
¡¤ Augustin Fosu, Professor, Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana
¡¤ Belinda Archibong, Associate Professor, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University
11:50-12:20 Q & A
12:20 -12:30 Closing Remarks ¨C Luis Felipe Lopez Calva, Global Director, Poverty and Equity Global Practice, and Hassan Zaman, Regional Director for Prosperity, Eastern and Southern Africa, World Bank
Date: December 03, 2024
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM ET
Location: Online