Held on September 12-13 under the theme, China-Africa Economic Interactions: Past, Present, and Future, the conference attracted a diverse and engaged audience of over 130 participants representing 16 countries, 27 universities and 34 public and private organisations, both in person and online. High-level attendees included representatives from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), the Embassy of Brazil and the Zambia High Commission underscoring the global significance of the discussions, especially in light of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) 2024 in Beijing.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Conference date – July 22-23, 2024
Submission deadline – 31st May, 2024
Conference venue: University of Essex
Paper submission link: https://twimbit.typeform.com/to/LwNF6uZc
SOAS Centre for Global Finance leads panel event, "Session 3: International Finance, debt sustainability and managing capital flows", at the 12th Annual JRCPPF Conference at Princeton University
Edited by: Ahmad Hassan Ahmad, David T. Llewellyn, and Victor Murinde
Published by: Edward Elgar Publishing
The two-day event attracted approximately 200 participants in total and was graced by keynote speeches from H. E. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice President of Ghana on 8 September 2021 and Dr. Vera Songwe, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and the 9th serving Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on 9 September 2021.
The Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) has inaugurated a Nine-Member Policy and Advocacy Advisory Committee to serve as its advisory body. Mr Clement Osei-Amoako, the President of the Chamber speaking at the inaugural ceremony of members said the Chamber has played and continues to play a critical role in the growth and development of the private sector of Ghana.
Professor Joshua Yindenaba Abor, External Fellow of Centre for Global Finance and Co-I of the Inclusive Finance Project (ES/N013344/2), has called on African Governments to implement early and ambitious policy responses and reforms in their financial systems to minimise the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Edited by
Ahmad Hassan Ahmad, Loughborough University
David T. Llewellyn, Loughborough University
Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Edited by
Dr Patrick Njoroge, Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya
Professor Victor Murinde, AXA Professor of Global Finance & Director of SOAS Centre for Global Finance
Professor Victor Murinde, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Essex, UCLAN and several universities in India has been awarded one of only 4 collaborative research projects between the UK and India.
The untapped potential of FinTech (financial technology) in helping deepen trade relations between the UK and India is to be investigated in a new project. The launch has also been featured by Fintech News Today and Finextra.
Time: Wednesday 9th December (13.00-16.30hrs, GMT)
Host: Centre for African Research on Enterprise and Economic Development (CAREED)
Venue: Zoom
