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The State of the Africa Region: Economic growth, structural transformation and poverty reduction

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This event will focus on the links between economic growth, structural transformation and poverty reduction in Africa. Rapid growth in Africa since 1995 has largely been driven by the natural resources and services sectors, whereas the share of agriculture and manufacturing in GDP have fallen. What does this imply for the “quality” of Africa's growth? In particular, what can the data tell us about how growth in different sectors of the economy translates into poverty reduction? Are there implications for growth-promoting policies?

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Sri Mulyani Indrawati

Minister of Finance, Indonesia
Andris Piebalgs

European Commissioner for Development, European Commission
Newai Gebre-ab

Minister, Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Amadou Cissé

Minister of State for Planning, Republic of Niger
Francisco H. G. Ferreira

Asesor principal, Grupo de Investigaciones sobre el Desarrollo del Banco Mundial