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The Africa, Middle East and Europe Desk at the OECD Development Centre conducts high-quality, independent research, analysing the economic and political issues at the heart of these regions’ future. We then provide policy makers with an open, intellectual space to consider our findings alongside other sector players. (more...)
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01-Feb-2010
The OECD Development Centre and the African Union (AU) have agreed to examine together the economic impact of open access to new high capacity cables along Africa’s West and East coasts. The study, which will be presented at the 2010 AU ministerial meeting in Nigeria, will highlight how these developments can provide consumers with more choices for equipment and services. The decision was reached during the 27 January AU Summit of Heads of State in Addis Ababa where Laura Recuero-Virto, author of the 2009 study, was invited to participate in an ICT infrastructure and applications seminar.
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13-Dec-2009
The OECD Development Centre, the African Development Bank and the UN Economic Commission for Africa gathered experts in Paris to discuss public resource mobilization and its role in reducing Africa’s dependence on external financial flows especially aid. Academics, development practitioners and experts from Africa and OECD used the December 14th meeting to debate the extent and sustainability of taxation’s contribution to Africa’s development. The discussions will provide inputs to the 2010 African Economic Outlook, which will be launched in May in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
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23-Nov-2009
The Centre is pleased to announce that the African Economic Outlook, one of the OECD Development Centre’s flagship reports, won the Best in Class Interactive Media Award (IMA) for its website with an overall score of 500. This is the first perfect score in the history of IMA.
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02-Oct-2009
Discover the latest edition of the "OECD Journal: General papers", edited by Kiichiro Fukasaku, that includes articles on commercial agriculture in Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Tanzania, and Zambia.
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29-Sep-2009
The African Economic Outlook 2009 found Africa strengthening trade and development relations with emerging market economies including Brazil, China and India. A new Development Centre study, "Policy Ownership and Aid Conditionality in the Light of the Financial Crisis", discusses how all aid recipient countries should exploit the arrival of these and other new donors to demand fewer conditions on aid and adopt a more proactive approach to donors relations. For donors, the case is made that a more ‘arms-length’ relationship with recipient countries would be beneficial.
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on 05-Jun-2009
On Friday 5 June 2009, most of the 600 participants in the IXth International Economic Forum on Africa entered the congress hall willing to challenge the high-level invited panelists. There were very critical questions stating that the majority of the benefits of the economic growth goes to foreign multinationals. The panelists reacted that economic indicators demonstrated gains in employment, economic growth and macroeconomic stability. Couldn't make it? Revisit the event online!
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28-May-2009
The 2009 edition of the African Economic Outlook (AEO) covers 47 African countries, up from 35 last year. The report finds the region gravely affected by the global economic downturn. Following half a decade of above 5 per cent economic growth, the continent can expect only 2.8 per cent in 2009, less than half of the 5.7 per cent expected before the crisis.
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OECD Development Centre to produce domestic resource mobilization study
24-Apr-2009
The Africa and Middle East Desk of the OECD Development Centre is undertaking a study on how African states can more effectively mobilise domestic resources. A key objective is to offset the public financing shortages created by the current fall in global economic activity and the collapse of commodity prices. Contact: dev.africa@oecd.org
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on 15-Dec-2008
The Development Centre and the African Development Bank are inviting ICT specialists to contribute their expertise to the preparation of the thematic focus of the African Economic Outlook 2009. They will reflect on the progress achieved in deploying ICT for development, assess the extent and sustainability of the sector’s contribution to Africa’s growth, review best practices in public policies, regulation and financing, and provide recommendations for meeting future challenges.
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