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Leveling the Playing Field - Report Launch

December 3, 2024
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The event will be livestreamed on this page on December 3.

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.

Leveling the Playing Field – Addressing Structural Inequalities to Accelerate Poverty Reduction in Africa 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 – 11:05     Welcome Remarks – Nayé Bathily, World Bank

11:05 -11:20       Presentation of report – 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 – 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, Côte 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 – 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 – 5:30 PM GMT
  • Location: World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington DC 20433
  • Room: MC4-800

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