Agenda 2063 — adopted in January 2015 by the African Union – remains the strategic framework for the continent’s economic and social transformation May 28, 2025/AfDB Africa, the world’s youngest continent with immeasurable natural resources, has all it needs to achieve the African Union’s Agenda 2063, provided the right public […]
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African Economic Outlook 2025—Africa’s Short-Term Ooutlook Resilient Despite Global Economic and Political Headwinds
AfDB Senior Vice president Marie-Laure Akin Olugbade (third from left), Vice President Kevin Urama (fourth from right) and high-level attendees at the launch of the African Economic Outlook during the AfDB Annual Meeting. Image Credit: AfDB With the right policies, Africa has the potential to mobilize an additional $1.43 trillion […]
Ethiopia’s Central Bank: Leading Transformative Reform
(Credit: IMF Photo/Sarah Silbiger) Over the past year, Ethiopia—Africa’s second most populous country—has embarked on a comprehensive transformation of its monetary and exchange rate regimes. After decades of tight control, the country has liberalized the foreign exchange regime, adopted a more flexible exchange rate, moved to an interest rate-based monetary […]
