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Series: G-20 Summit Report | No. 6 of 6 « Previous

The G-20 Cannes Summit 2011: Is the Global Recovery Now in Danger?

Report | October 26, 2011

Strategic Approaches for the G-20 to Support Africa’s Infrastructure Deficit

By: Mwangi S. Kimenyi and Vera Songwe

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  • Skidding Off the Road to Recovery: New Risks for the Advanced and Emerging Markets of the G-20
  • The Euro Area Crisis: A Crucial Opportunity for European Leaders at the G-20
  • The G-20 and the Global Food Crisis
  • The Economic Imperatives of the Arab Spring
  • Averting the Threat of a New Global Crisis
  • Strategic Approaches for the G-20 to Support Africa’s Infrastructure Deficit

Strategic Approaches for the G-20 to Support Africa’s Infrastructure Deficit

  • Portrait: Mwangi Kimenyi

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    Director, Africa Growth Initiative

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