The 14th edition of the International Economic Forum on Africa
will focus on industrialisation, one of the continent’s main priorities.
Most African countries have experienced strong economic growth
rates since their independence.
However, this growth has not led to significant poverty
reduction. Industrialisation is vital in order to promote structural
transformation and the improvement of the quality of life of the population.
The continent’s demographic dividend and regional markets offer a tremendous
opportunity to transform locally and create employment opportunities.
This year's International Economic Forum on Africa will discuss
key and decisive strategies for the continent. What are the main industrial
policy measures that need to be put in place? What are the main achievements
attained and the challenges yet to be overcome? Which are the best performing
countries?
For more information, please visit the Forum website: www.oecd.org/africa-forum
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on Twitter #AF14 Securing livelihoods
The Rockefeller Foundation, the Economist’s Intelligence Unit and the OECD Development Centre met in August in Bellagio, Italy at the Securing Livelihood conference to discuss the future of livelihoods. Local and global crises, demographic shifts, climate change, new technologies, and other challenges impact livelihoods in many ways.
The discussion focused on the different scenarios of the future of livelihoods; how can one support oneself or one’s community, now and in the future, especially in terms of resources and competencies? How to identify various global trends and their interaction with livelihoods by 2030, and how to elaborate and implement policies to improve current living standards?
An OECD Development Centre report, intended for publication in
spring 2015, will analyse critical trends, opportunities and barriers shaping
livelihoods in the future.
More information on www.visionariesunbound.com Emerging Senegal Plan
The OECD Development Centre chaired a seminar organised by the Ministry of Finance, Economy and Planning of Senegal, to review the objective of structural reforms envisaged in their Emerging Senegal Plan (PSE).
The OECD Development Centre has been involved in both the design
of the PSE and its implementation at the request of Senegal. The reforms needed
for the implementation of the PSE, will bring Senegal on a new development
path. These necessary reforms are aimed at restoring fiscal leeway to the state
and improving the business environment.
Part of the
discussion addressed the reforms in the energy sector (capacity constraints,
high costs of production and prices, etc.), but also measures to improve access
to credit and structural reforms in land ownership and legal security of
private investment in the agriculture, mining, social housing and tourism
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