'Africa Rising'- Sustainable and Inclusive Growth Focus of Two-Day Maputo Conference
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Government of Mozambique convened a high-level conference on 'Africa Rising: Building to the Future' May 29 - 30 with participation by policymakers and private sector and civil society representatives. Sessions focused on the challenges facing sub-Sahara Africa amid the economic gains made since the 2008 global economic downturn. Concluding the two-day event, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde stressed the importance of making Africa's economic growth more sustainable and more inclusive.
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde participates in the concluding roundtable at the Africa Rising Conference May 30, 2014 at the Chiasson Conference Center in Maputo, Mozambique. Lagarde is in Mozambique to attend the Africa Rising Conference.
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (2nd L) poses with Mozambique's President Armando Guebuza (2nd R) and Mozambique's Finance Minister Manuel Chang (R) during a group photo at the Chiasson Conference Center May 29, 2014 in Maputo, Mozambique.
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde is greeted by local singers as she attends the opening session of the Africa Rising Conference May 29, 2014 at the Chissano Conference Center in Maputo, Mozambique.
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde with the photo contest winners, David Mbuthia and Stephen Ouma, in Maputo, Mozambique. Lagarde is in Mozambique to attend the Africa Rising Conference.
IMF Promotes Policies to Make Growth Sustainable and Inclusive - Lagarde
In an interview with AllAfrica's Melissa Britz, the fund's Managing Director, Christine Lagarde outlined the key reasons for convening the conference, then discussed the opportunities and risks facing governments and people across sub-Saharan Africa:
We wanted to take stock of the developments of sub-Saharan African countries since we last all congregated in Tanzania five years ago. We are five years into and hopefully past the crisis, and the point was: number one to take stock of what had happened and, number two to lay out together and discuss with our African colleagues and partners what the opportunities were, what the challenges were.
#AfricaRising: Christine Lagarde visits Eduardo Mondlane University
On May 28, Christine Lagarde, IMF Managing Director speaks briefly to students at Eduardo Mondlane University as part of her visit to Mozambique to participate in the 2-day high level conference Africa Rising. The conference is hosted by the Government of Mozambique and the IMF to take stock of Africa's strong economic performance, its increased resilience to shocks, and the key ongoing economic policy challenges.
Speaker: Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the IMF
#AfricaRising: Christine Lagarde visits Maputo Port
On May 28, Christine Lagarde, IMF Managing Director visits Maputo Port as part of her visit to Mozambique to participate in the 2-day high level conference Africa Rising. The conference is hosted by the Government of Mozambique and the IMF to take stock of Africa's strong economic performance, its increased resilience to shocks, and the key ongoing economic policy challenges.
Speaker: Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the IMF
#AfricaRising: Day 1: Opening Africa Rising Conference
On May 29, President Armando Guebuza and Managing Director Christine Lagarde open the Africa Rising Conference in Maputo. The conference is hosted by the Government of Mozambique and the IMF to take stock of Africa's strong economic performance, its increased resilience to shocks, and the key ongoing economic policy challenges.
Speakers: Armando Guebuza, President Republic of Mozambique Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the IMF
#AfricaRising: Winners of the Africa Rising Photo Contest
David Mbuthia and Stephen Ouma, winners of the Africa Rising photo contest, discuss the meaning of their photos and their expectations for the conference during the kickoff reception for the Africa Rising Conference on May 28. Africa Rising is hosted by the Government of Mozambique and the IMF to take stock of Africa's strong economic performance, its increased resilience to shocks, and the key ongoing economic policy challenges.
Speakers: David Mbuthia and Stephen Ouma, winners Africa Rising photo contest.
For Africa, Good Policies Bring Good Prospects
Once again, the latest review of growth prospects for sub-Saharan Africa shows that the regions economy is in strong health. Growth in the region is set to pick up to 5½ percent in 2014 compared to 4.9 percent last year (see Chart 1). My view is that this growth momentum will continue over the medium term if countries rise to new challenges and manage their economies as dexterously as they have over the past decade or so.
IMF/Stephen Jaffe
Africa Rising: Building to the Future
The Government of Mozambique and the IMF will convene a high-level conference in May 2014 in Maputo to take stock of Africas strong economic performance, its increased resilience to shocks, and the key ongoing economic policy challenges.
The Government of Mozambique and the IMF will convene a high-level conference in 2014 to take stock of Africa's strong economic performance, its increased resilience to shocks, and the key ongoing economic policy challenges. The Africa Rising conference will be held May 29-30, 2014, in Maputo.
The video introduction above features: Manuel Chang, Finance Minister of Mozambique;
Lamido Sanusi, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria;
Kaba Niale, Finance Minister of Cote dIvoire.
The 2014 IMF Africa Rising Youth Photo Contest
We are seeking pictures from young Sub-Saharan African photographers of all abilities, ages 18 30, capturing through their own lenses the opportunities and challenges facing Sub-Saharan Africa. All contestantswhether they use cameras or cell phonesare asked to submit original images that best define one of the following three themes.
#AfricaRising Tweets
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
May 29-30, 2014 | Maputo, Mozambique The Government of Mozambique and the IMF will convene a high-level conference in 2014 to take stock of Africas strong economic performance, its increased resilience to shocks, and the key ongoing economic policy challenges. The Africa Rising conference will be held May 29-30, 2014, in Maputo. The event is intended to follow up on the 2009 Tanzania Conference, which helped galvanize international support for Africa after the 2008 financial crisis. The conference will bring together policymakers from Africa and beyond, the private sector, civil society, academics, and private foundations with the goal of sustaining the current growth and sharing its benefits among African populations.
IMF DMD Min Zhu on Infrastructure Development in Central Africa
The Government of Cameroon and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) jointly organized a high-level conference entitled Financing the Future: Infrastructure Development in Central Africa in Yaoundé, Cameroon on March 10, 2014
Central Africa's Infrastructure - New Financing for Africa's Roads, Rail Without High Debt
Joseph Wanzusi/RNWAs Central African countries seek new sources of financing for infrastructure, policymakers will have to avoid high indebtedness, a conference in Cameroon was told. Sub-Saharan Africas strong growth over the past decade has highlighted the importance of infrastructure development. Senior officials, academics, business executives, and civil society figures from Central Africa and representatives of international financial institutions gathered in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on March 10 for a regional conference on Financing the Future: Infrastructure Development in Central Africa.
