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Reimagining Growth

Africa’s Economy: Young and Fast

January 21, 2025
17:30–18:15 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

With the promise of the African Free Trade Continental Area, an abundance of renewable energy sources and a boom in innovation hubs, the African continent has a unique opportunity to transform the future of its young and fast-growing population, which is estimated to reach 2.5 billion by 2050. How can Africa use this significant momentum to fully reach its economic potential? This...
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Speakers

DB
Duma Gideon Boko
President of Botswana
Office of the President of Botswana
LF
Leila Fourie
Group Chief Executive Officer
Johannesburg Stock Exchange
WM
Wamkele Keabetswe Mene
Secretary-General
African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat
GM
Godfrey Mutizwa
Chief Editor
CNBC Africa
SZ
Samaila Zubairu
President and Chief Executive Officer
Africa Finance Corporation - AFC

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