I will start with sharing with you our focus at the African Development Bank. I will then go through seven global challenges facing Africa’s development, as much as the Caribbean, including: Covid-19 pandemic climate change renewable energy and energy transition food insecurity and the Russian war in Ukraine infrastructure debt and resource mobilization inclusive growt...
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Recession. Cyberattacks. Inflation. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, global CEOs have confronted a new world of extraordinary volatility and uncertainty, forcing many to reassess their gr...
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