Topics: - Financial policy and regulation - Macro-economic policies in the global economy - The role of finance in economic growth and development - International capital flows and foreign direct investment - The role of development finance institutions and instruments - The role of engagement -...

Under the theme “Delivering on Africa’s Promise”, the 23rd World Economic Forum on Africa will provide an important platform for regional and global leaders from business, government and civil society to deepen the continent’s integration agenda and renew commitment to a sustainable path...

With the full support of the Government of Mexico and the Forum’s key Strategic Partners, the meeting will convene key decision-makers from government, industry, civil society and academia. Under the theme “Regional Transformation in a New Global Context”, leaders will shape a strategic...

Africa has demonstrated greater than expected resilience through the global economic crisis and has become one of the fastest-growing regions in the world. Improved political and macroeconomic stability, strengthened political commitment to private sector investment and better access to basic...

Theme: Valuing Growth Trends in Development Finance A scientific understanding of the theory and practice of development finance is central to our understanding of how global financial architecture emerges and evolves across developing, emerging and developed economies. The recent financial...

This conference, which is part of the UNU-WIDER project on ‘Southern Engines of Global Growth’, will focus on interactions between CIBS and African economies in terms of trade, FDI, natural resources, energy, growth strategies, and governance and so on. Both Africa-wide and country-specific...

Arthur Kroeber will speak at the conference on the topic of China vs India in light of key issues in the material markets, including the continuing boom in Chinese metal demand, the impact of higher commodity prices (base metals and bulk commodities), infrastructure bottlenecks and the longer...

The topic of the 11th CEPR/ESI Annual Conference will be ‘Global Imbalances, Competitiveness and Emerging Markets' and will cover the following sub-areas: (1) implications of global imbalances for banking, financial markets and financial stability in mature and emerging markets (2) impact of...

The wide range of topics to be covered by the studies may include but is not limited by: a) Globalization and the chronic poor b) ‘Corporate globalization’ and the poor. c) Threshold and externality effects of globalization and dynamics of ‘between-country inequality’ e) Global economic...