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Leveling the Playing Field - Report Launch

December 3, 2024
Online

Did you know that Africa is the world¡¯s second most unequal region after Latin America? The region also has the highest rate of people living in extreme poverty. The two are closely linked: deep-seated inequality limits poverty reduction and holds back economic growth.

Join us on December 3, 2024 for a discussion (streamed online on this page) addressing structural inequalities through policy interventions, timed with the launch of a new flagship regional report.

argues that tackling inequality represents one of Africa¡¯s best prospects for accelerating poverty reduction and provides a roadmap for policymakers to remove barriers to opportunities.

11:00 ¨C 11:05     Welcome Remarks&²Ô²ú²õ±è;¨C Nay¨¦ Bathily, World Bank

11:05 -11:20       Presentation of report&²Ô²ú²õ±è;¨C Video

Andrew Dabalen, Chief Economist, Africa Region, World Bank

Nistha Sinha, Gabriela Inchauste, and Ambar Narayan, Lead authors, World Bank

Johan Mistiaen, Practice Manager, World Bank

11:20 ¨C 11:50     Discussion: Addressing structural inequalities through policy interventions

Moderator: Naye Bathily, Manager, External Affairs, Western and Central Africa, World Bank

Panelists:

¡¤       Ahmed Shide, Minister of Finance, Ethiopia

¡¤       Belmonde Dogo, Minister of National Cohesion, Solidarity and the Fight against Poverty, C?te d¡¯Ivoire

¡¤       Ousmane Diagana, Regional Vice President for Western and Central Africa, World Bank

¡¤       Victoria Kwakwa, Regional Vice President for Eastern and Southern Africa, World Bank

¡¤       Augustin Fosu, Professor, Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana

¡¤       Belinda Archibong, Associate Professor, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University

11:50-12:20        Q & A

12:20 -12:30       Closing Remarks ¨C Luis Felipe Lopez Calva, Global Director, Poverty and Equity Global Practice, and Hassan Zaman, Regional Director for Prosperity, Eastern and Southern Africa, World Bank

DETAILS

  • Date: December 3, 2024
  • Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM ET / 4:00 PM ¨C 5:30 PM GMT
  • Location: World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington DC 20433
  • Room: MC4-800

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Office of the Chief Economist, Africa Region