New York University Africa House Convenes High-Level Meeting with the President of African Export-Import Bank
NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Benedict Oramah, President and Board Chairman of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank); joined by senior bank officials; will be hosted by Professor Yaw Nyarko, Director of New York University (NYU) Africa House, for a financial roundtable and an Evening Keynote Address and Conversation with the President of Afreximbank on October 10th, 2017, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the NYU School of Law, located at 40 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012.
The Afreximbank presidential delegation will outline a path to African prosperity, building on opportunities for economies of scale and structural transformation offered by intra-African trade in a continent where the digital revolution has re-ignited the spirit of innovation with tremendous potential for enhancing the integration of Africa into the global economy as a competitive player.
Professor Nyarko, Director of NYU Africa House, emphasizes, "It is extremely important for the world to hear from Africans on the tremendous progress and accelerated growth taking place on the continent. This program brings together distinguished NYU faculty members and students, business leaders, investors, members of the diplomatic community, and the Diaspora to learn the latest trends of intra-Africa trade and investment opportunities from one of Africa's leading financial institutions."
To confirm your participation, RSVP here or contact Kingsley Essegbey at +1.212.992.6570 or [email protected].
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) was established in 1993 by African Governments, African private and institutional investors, as well as non-African financial institutions and private investors for the purpose of financing, promoting, and expanding intra- and extra-African trade. Over the years, the Bank has doubled its balance sheet to $12bn and increased its capital base. Under its Fifth Strategic Plan "Impact 2021—Africa Transformed," the Bank intends to act as catalyst for industrialization and export development, helping to steer Africa away from a model where growth is primarily driven by export of primary commodities and natural resources.
NYU Africa House is an interdisciplinary institute devoted to the study of contemporary Africa, focused on understanding the links between Africa and the rest of the world through social, historical, and economic lenses. NYU has a large number of professors and students conducting research in the areas of economic development, macroeconomics, microfinance, analysis of the effectiveness of foreign aid, politics and political economy, and law and legal institutions in Africa.
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