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11-Mar-2009
Registration is now open for the annual Africa forum co-organized by the OECD Development Centre, the African Development Bank and the UN Economic Commission. The largest public debate on Africa held in France, the meeting will take place at the French Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Employment in Paris. This year, government officials and private sector representatives will examine the continent’s economic performance and its relationship to information and communication technologies (ICTs).
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14-Nov-2008
The AEO 2008 was presented last week in Luanda, Angola and Praia, Cape Verde. These public presentations were organised with the support of the Portuguese Government and were held at Portugal's embassies in both capitals.
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16-Oct-2008
The 2008 edition of the AEO was presented today in Cairo, Egypt, by a panel of Development Centre and African Development Bank experts. Following the presentation, participants from government, business, civil society and international organisations debated Egypt's growth prospects and the importance of technical and vocational skills development - the thematic focus of this year's AEO - for Africa's economic and social development. The event was opened by Egypt's Minister for International Co-operation Mrs. Fayza Aboulnaga.
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18-Sep-2008
The African Development Bank, the OECD Development Centre and the UN Economic Commission for Africa have chosen 'Innovation in Telecommunications' as the thematic focus of the 2009 edition of the African Economic Outlook (AEO). Every year the AEO takes an in-depth look at an issue of critical importance for the continent's advancement. This year's theme completes the series on infrastructure sectors examined in previous editions: energy supply and poverty (2003), transport infrastructure (2005) and access to drinking water and sanitation (2007).
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13-May-2008
Africa’s average real GDP grew by 5.7 per cent in 2007. The 2008 African Economic Outlook report , jointly published by the African Development Bank, the OECD Development Centre and the UNECA expects the rate of GDP growth to strengthen to about 6 per cent in 2008 and in 2009.
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14-May-2007
The African Economic Outlook combines the expertise of the OECD with the knowledge of the African Development Bank on African economies. The objective is to review annually the recent economic situation and the likely short-term evolution of selected African countries. The 2007 focus is on Access to Drinking Water and Sanitation.
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24-Apr-2007
The press conference marking the launch of the joint African Development Bank / OECD Development Centre African Economic Outlook (AEO 2007) will be held at the OECD Forum on the 14th May.
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26-Mar-2007
The 2007 edition of the African Economic Outlook (AEO 2007) will be launched for the media on 14 May at the OECD Forum in Paris. The 2007 edition, covering 31 African countries, provides a special focus on water and sanitation.
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26-Mar-2007
La présentation du livre Perspectives Économiques en Afrique (PEA 2007) aura lieu le 14 mai 2007 au Forum de l’OCDE à Paris. L’édition 2007 du PEA, comprenant l'analyse de la situation économique de 31 pays Africains, met en exergue l’accès à l’eau potable et l’assainissement.
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06-Dec-2006
This Meeting aimed at identifying Africa’s key challenges in progressing towards the MDG targets related to water and sanitation. African and OECD policy makers, analysts and private sector representatives shared lessons learnt and success stories in financing access to drinking water and sanitation. All presentations are available here.
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on 27-Jun-2008
The OECD Development Centre and the African Development Bank hosted the most successful International Forum on African Perspectives to date on Friday June 27, 2008 at the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Employment. People working on and passionate about Africa’s future came out in record numbers (over 500) to listen to rich discussions and exchange with panelists.
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on 08-Dec-2007
The EU-Africa Summit in Lisbon featured a presentation of the African Economic Outlook (AEO). The side event “Measuring the Pulse of Africa: the African Economic Outlook” was co-organised by the OECD Development Centre and the African Development Bank at the invitation of the Portuguese Institute for Development Cooperation (IPAD).
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on 10-Dec-2007
This meeting brought together experts, representatives of government and the private sector, both from Africa and OECD countries, to exchange views on the key issues and challenges facing African countries in promoting technical skills development.
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on 22-Oct-2007
This is the theme of a high-level informal seminar organised by the OECD Development Centre on next Monday 22 October 2007 afternoon, whose scope is encouraging informal dialogue and exchange between emerging economies operators and African operators on the actual ways of implementing the economic co-operation
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on 21-Jun-2007
We regret we have to inform you that the seminar "Which Partnership Agreements after Cotonou Agreements?", which was to take place at the Salle du Parlement européen (Paris), Thursday 21 June, has been canceled for reasons beyond our control.
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on 05-Jun-2007
The Forum on African Perspectives, jointly organised by the OECD Development Centre and the African Development Bank, featured a presentation and discussion of the brand new edition of the African Economic Outlook and focused on "Access to Drinking Water and Sanitation", an issue of major significance to the African continent.
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