2009 Africa Emerging Markets Forum

The third Africa Emerging Markets Forum will be held in Cape Town, South Africa, from 13-15 September 2009. The Forum will be jointly chaired by H.E. Benjamin Mkapa, Former President of Tanzania, and Mr. Michel Camdessus, Former Managing Director, International Monetary Fun, Honorary Governor, Banque de France

The Forum will start on Sunday afternoon, September 13, and will be followed by an Opening Reception and Dinner in the evening. It will conclude on Tuesday 15 September with a Farewell Reception.

Among the topics that will be discussed at this meeting are the following:

• Implications of the Global Financial and Economic Crisis on Africa
• Infrastructure Development and Financing
• Doing Business in Africa
• Role of Foreign Investment in Africa's Development
• South Africa and Its Integration with and Role in Africa
• Agriculture in Africa

Forum Information:

• 2009 Africa Emerging Markets Forum Final Program (PDF)
• 2009 Africa Emerging Markets Forum Participants Profiles (PDF)
  
  

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  Africa Forum Background Papers

  The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Emerging and Frontier Markets in Africa

  By Jack Boorman & Benedicte Vibe Christensen, Emerging Markets Forum.

  Looking East: Africa's Newest Investment Partners

  By Deborah Brautigam.

  South Africa in the African Economy: Growth Spillovers

  By Vivek Arora & Athanasios Vamvakidis, IMF.

  Structural Transformation and African Agriculture

  By Hans P. Binswanger-Mkhize (Tshwane University of Technology), Alex F. McCalla (UC Davis), & Praful Patel (Centennial Africa & Middle East).

  Africa’s Infrastructure: A Time for Transformation

  By Vivien Foster & Cecilia M Briceño-Garmendia, World Bank.

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For further details please contact info@emergingmarketsforum.org.