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LOCATION:Online and Geneva\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:Peer review of the Economic Development in Africa Report 2024
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The Economic Development in Africa Report analyzes major aspe
 cts of Africa’s trade and development challenges\, and explores policy i
 ssues of interest to African countries. It makes policy recommendations fo
 r action by African countries themselves\, and by the international commun
 ity to overcome the development challenges that the continent faces.The Ec
 onomic Development in Africa Report 2024 will investigate the various inte
 rnal and external threats that are prevalent in African countries. It will
  also assess the measures that companies\, including African small and med
 ium-sized enterprises can deploy to de-risk the impact of such threats on 
 their business\, trade\, and investment activities at national and regiona
 l levels. The report will also advance effective mechanisms through which 
 financial market instruments and regional cooperation (especially intra-Af
 rican trade) can be leveraged to mitigate the perceived risks in African m
 arkets.ObjectiveThe hybrid Peer Review of the Economic Development in Afri
 ca Report 2024 brought together practitioners in economic\, trade and fin
 ancial analysis\, research scholars and policy makers to review and discus
 s a draft of the forthcoming Report.The objective of the Peer Review is to
  critically assess the methodologies followed in the Report\, and deepen t
 he analysis contained therein\, in light of recent scholarship. The Peer R
 eview is undertaken as part of a comprehensive effort to ensure the highes
 t quality and analytical rigor of the final Report.Participants in the Pee
 r Review included the following external experts:Mr. Jean-Paul Adam\, Offi
 ce of the Special Adviser on Africa to the UN Secretary-GeneralMs. Mona Fa
 rid Badran\, Cairo UniversityMr. Daniel Cash\, United Nations UniversityMr
 . Mustapha Sadni Jallab\, World Trade OrganizationMr. Naseem Javed\, Expot
 hon WorldwideMr. Sergii Meleshchuk\, International Monetary FundMr. Wim Na
 udé\, Aachen UniversityMr. Jeremiah Nyambinya\, European University Insti
 tuteMs. Nkechi S. Owoo\, University of GhanaMr. Sanjay Patnaik\, Brookings
  InstitutionMr. Vincent Rouget\, Control RisksMr. Sampawende Jules A. Taps
 oba\, AfreximbankMs. Fiona Tregenna\, University of Johannesburghttps://un
 ctad.org/publications-search?f%5b0%5d=product%3A390\n\nView meeting on unc
 tad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/peer-review-economic-development-afric
 a-report-2024
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