2026 Meeting of the Africa Emerging Markets Forum

Our 7th Africa Emerging Markets Forum will be held in Abuja, Nigeria in July 29 and 30 2026. This year’s Forum is organised in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA). The event will start with an opening plenary session on Wednesday 29 July and end with a farewell reception on Thursday 30 July at the headquarters of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

The is centred on the overarching theme: Building Resilience Amidst Geoeconomic Uncertainties, and will focus on the following five key topics of major interest to Africa:

• • 1. Future-Proofing the Global South: Anchoring Monetary Stability amidst Heightened External Shocks

• • 2. Deepening Regional Economic Integration Through Cross Border Payments, Fintech, Infrastructure and Policy Coordination

• • 3. Inflation Dynamics, Food Price Volatility and Monetary Policy Transmission in Fragile and Post-Crisis Economies

• • 4. Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Workplace and Democratic Policy Transmission in Fragile and Post-Crisis Economies

• • 5. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Technological Transfer, and Inclusive Growth
    
    
• Meeting Information:
  – Meeting Program – Download
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• Background Papers:
  • Foreign Direct Investment, Technology Transfer, and Inclusive Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa [Menachem Katz] – Download
  • Sub-Saharan Africa’s Urban Awakening: Catalysing Economic Growth and Job Creation [World Bank Group] – Download
  • Navigating Global Shocks – Monetary Policy Challenges for African Central Banks [Central Bank of Nigeria] – Download
  • Triad of Fragility: Food Price Volatility, Inflation, & Monetary Policy Transmission in Selected Fragile & Post-Crisis Economies in Sub-Saharan Africa [Central Bank of Nigeria] – Download
  • Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace & Democratic Governance in Africa – Download
  • Deepening Regional Economic Integration in Africa – Download