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Africa is the world’s second-fastest growing region, and South Africa is the continent’s economic leader. The country recently hosted the BRICS Summit and has been working hard to promote growth and encourage investment. Yet inequality has been a persistent challenge. As the economies of South Africa and the African continent continue to expand, governments in the region must ensure that such growth follows a sustainable model that creates wage-paying jobs and lifts citizens out of poverty.
On April 17, the Africa Growth Initiative at Brookings hosted a conversation with the Honorable Pravin Gordhan, minister of finance for the Republic of South Africa, on inequality and inclusive growth in South Africa and the African continent. Minister Gordhan’s remarks were followed by a panel discussion with Brookings Senior Fellow Homi Kharas, deputy director of Global Economy and Development. Brookings Vice President Kemal Derviş, director of Global Economy and Development, moderated the discussion.
You can join the conversation on Twitter using #Africagrowth.
Ahmadou Aly Mbaye, Abdoulaye Ndiaye, Kyle Herkenhoff, Abdoulaye Cisse, Alessandro Dell’Acqua
November 17, 2023
Amar Bhattacharya, Homi Kharas, John W. McArthur
November 15, 2023
Homi Kharas
November 2, 2023