IMF SEMINAR EVENT
DATE: April 15, 2016
DAY: Friday
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
LOCATION: George Washington University, Jack Morton Auditorium
Overview
Reflecting the slump in commodity prices, tighter global financing conditions, and meager policy buffers, economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa has weakened markedly to 3½ percent in 2015, the lowest rate in some 15 years. This slowdown and the macroeconomic difficulties it has engendered—particularly in a number of the region’s larger economies—is likely to dominate the news and policy discussions in the coming months. This panel will discuss a number of key questions. Is the Africa Rising episode over? What kind of macroeconomic policy response can help strengthen the region’s resilience to external shocks and unlock its growth potential?Join the conversation via #IMFonAfrica
Sub-Saharan Africa Just a Rough Patch?
Sub-Saharan Africa Just a Rough Patch?
Panelists
Moderator: Nancy Birdsall
Panelist: Kemi Adeosun
Mrs. Kemi Adeosun is the Minister for Finance for the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Prior to her appointment as Minister, she was Commissioner for Finance in Ogun State; one of Nigeria’s fastest growing States. She is the first woman to have held that position. Among her many professional attainments was pioneering the introduction of the Centralized Treasury System in Ogun State in 2011, culminating in significant fund recovery and reduced borrowing costs. Her expertise spans Audit, Risk, Management Consultancy, Investment Banking, Pensions Administration and Public Sector Financial Management. She has held senior roles in various institutions including British Telecom Plc and PricewaterhouseCoopers in the UK. In Nigeria, she joined the Chapel Hill Denham group in 2002 as Financial Controller and rose to become Managing Director, until her resignation in 2010, to start her own consultancy—The Quo Vadis Partnership.
(As of April 2016)
Panelist: Mitsuhiro Furusawa
Panelist: Claver Gatete
Panelist: Arvind Subramanian
Arvind Subramanian is the Chief Economic Advisor to the government of India. He was Assistant Director in the Research Department of the IMF, served at the GATT, and taught at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and at Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies. In 2011, Foreign Policy Magazine named him one of the top 100 global thinkers.
(As of September 2016)