African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET)
@AcetforAfrica
African Center for Economic Transformation: A Pan-African think-and-do-tank driving economic transformation.
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'Over the past 6 decades, IDA - World Bank has shifted from being a one-directional source of aid into... a powerful tool for partnership for African countries.'
Executive Vice President for African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) Mavis Owusu-Gyamfi 🇬🇭🇬🇧😷 explains why she thinks #IDAworks for Africa⬇️
#IDA21
“…concessional loans and grants from IDA - World Bank should propel our economies towards growth, help us navigate shocks, & create jobs for the youth through regional integration” says Mavis Owusu-Gyamfi 🇬🇭🇬🇧😷 of African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) - read more below 👇 english.news.cn/africa/2024042…
On April 28-29, #Kenya President William Samoei Ruto, PhD will host Heads of State from across Africa to identify key priorities for financing with support from IDA - World Bank.
Join us online to watch the summit live and learn more about how #IDAworks : wrld.bg/HJVB50RozPk
#IDA21
Did you know? Primary school is free in #DRC , and infrastructure development is made possible thanks to the support of IDA - World Bank .
In this interview, the Minister of Ministère des Finances de la RDC 🇨🇩, Nicolas Kazadi, discusses the impact of IDA in his country. #IDA21
ACET Snr Fellow, Dr. John Asafu-Adjaye, shares insights on Africa's voluntary #carbonmarket : 'The VCM in Africa is limited by technical capacity constraints & investor suspicion of low integrity credits,' he tells Carbon Pulse.
Read more: carbon-pulse.com/280081/ #ClimateAction
Important piece from Mavis Owusu-Gyamfi 🇬🇭🇬🇧😷 of African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) and Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli of ONE on the need to use World Bank IDA funds to create real transformational growth in #Africa .
african.business/2024/04/long-r…
'Over the past 6 decades, IDA - World Bank has shifted from being a one-directional source of aid into... a powerful tool for partnership for African countries.'
Executive Vice President for African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) Mavis Owusu-Gyamfi 🇬🇭🇬🇧😷 explains why she thinks #IDAworks for Africa⬇️
#IDA21
Our ACET Board held its Spring meeting virtually today, discussing key issues such as ACET’s audit report, financial outlook, and governance. Thank you as always for your leadership! - Tito Mboweni, Nick Westcott, Bogolo Kenewendo, Arkebe Oqubay and Cecilia Conrad, CEO Lever for Change.
In this piece for African Business Magazine , Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli ONE and I outline our asks for Heads of State, for donors, and for the World Bank in advance of next week's #IDA21 #Africa Heads of State Summit in Nairobi. The upshot? It's time to be bold. african.business/2024/04/econom…
🗣 'To African leaders: this is your opportunity to influence IDA’s policy directions, so be bold.' - Mavis Owusu-Gyamfi 🇬🇭🇬🇧😷 & Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli
Read more ⬇ #IDA21 #TransformingAfrica
african.business/2024/04/long-r…
Delighted to collaborate with Mavis Owusu-Gyamfi 🇬🇭🇬🇧😷 African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) on this important OPED on the urgent need for a new direction for international development financing #IDA21 . ONE in Africa ONE William Samoei Ruto, PhD
🌍Ahead of the IDA - World Bank for African Heads of State Summit, Mavis Owusu-Gyamfi 🇬🇭🇬🇧😷 & Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli spotlight the hurdles confronting the world's poorest nations. They advocate for a new direction: prioritizing investment opportunities over just seeking aid. #IDA21
👇🏾african.business/2024/04/econom…
📢Ahead of the IDA for African Heads of State Summit on Apr 28-29 in Nairobi, join Mavis Owusu-Gyamfi 🇬🇭🇬🇧😷, Serah Makka, & Jason Rosario Braganza for a media briefing on #IDA21 replenishment & its impact on #Africa .
🗓️Apr 25, 3 PM EAT
🔗bit.ly/44gcSrm
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