Saturday, July 4, 2015

Investing in Africa Forum

Finchannel.com published on 2 July 2015 a summary of the Investing in Africa Forum that took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 30 June - 1 July 2015.  It was organized by the government of Ethiopia, China Development Bank, the China-Africa Development Fund, the World Bank Group, and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). 

According to this report, the entire focus seemed to be on the China-Africa relationship and how African countries could benefit from China's experience.  Even though the World Bank and UNIDO were co-organizers, countries in the rest of the world did not appear to have any useful lessons to offer Africa.