Economic Development

Nigeria's President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (L) and South Africa's President Jacob Zuma attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos (REUTERS/Pascal Lauener).

Blog Post

World Economic Forum on Africa: Delivering Africa’s Promise

May 6, 2013, Mwangi S. Kimenyi

Mwangi Kimenyi previews the upcoming World Economic Forum on Africa, which centers around the theme "Delivering Africa's Promise." Kimenyi, who is participating in the forum on May 8-10, will seek to expound on how African think tanks can better support policymaking challenges that the continent faces during a session with African cabinet ministers, business leaders and international policy experts.

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In the News

Part of the emphasis on the economic relationship is also an attempt to change the perception in America about Mexico and Mexican immigrants.
May 2, 2013, Joshua Meltzer, National Journal
Past Event

Emerging Nations and the Evolving Global Economy

May 2, 2013
Blog Post

Africa Answers: Five Questions for Lawrence Bategeka about Uganda’s New Oil Law

May 1, 2013, Anne W. Kamau and Andrew Westbury | comments
In the News

The bilateral relationship at least with Mexico has been dominated by drugs and violence. I think there is going to be a concerted effort here to refocus attention on the depth and size of the economic relationship.
May 1, 2013, Joshua Meltzer, New York Times
In the News

This is a new world, this is a much more integrated American market than we’ve seen in the past. I think updating the American people on this reality is the main objective for the White House.
May 1, 2013, Joshua Meltzer, Washington Times
Opinion

Can Egypt’s Transition and Economy Be Saved?

May 1, 2013, Hafez Ghanem
Interview

A Conversation on President Obama’s Trip to Mexico and Costa Rica

May 1, 2013, Joshua Meltzer, Diana Villiers Negroponte, Ted Piccone and Neil Ruiz
Past Event

Is Africa Rising or Not? A Discussion of Economic Opportunities and Development Challenges in Africa

April 25, 2013
Opinion

From Bottom Billion to Top Trillion: Using Commodity-Backed Securities to Support the Future of Africa’s Resource Economies

April 17, 2013, Vera Songwe
Report

April 2013 Update to TIGER: Tracking Indices for the Global Economic Recovery

April 2013, Eswar Prasad and Karim Foda