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“Building The Future: Jobs, Growth, and Fairness in the Arab World

By Christine Lagarde I am inspired by the energy and positive spirit of all of you who have participated in this conference. Your exchanges have moved forward the agenda on how to build the futures of the Arab Countries in Transition, with strong growth, good jobs, and fairness. ·         You […]

Nigeria kidnap: David Cameron joins ‘Bring Back Our Girls’ campaign

Prime Minister David Cameron has promised Britain “will do what we can” to help find more than 200 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls. He made the comments as he held a sign bearing the “#Bring Back Our Girls” slogan on the BBC’s Andrew Marr show. Mr Cameron is the latest high-profile supporter […]

President Jonathan’s Speech at the World Economic Forum Africa

As this is the first plenary session of this Conference, let me use this opportunity to welcome you all to Abuja for this gathering of the World Economic Forum. Nigeria is proud to host this event, the first time the Forum is coming to West Africa. We wish you a […]