The African Development Institute (ADI) will on Wednesday host a virtual seminar on macro-economic policy response for Africa in the wake of COVID-19.
The seminar, jointly being
held with anchor economic policy think-tanks and universities in Africa,
including the African Economic Research Consortium, is titled “Enhancing
Resilience in African Economies: Macro-Economic Policy Responses to COVID-19
Pandemic in Africa.”
It will take place on Wednesday, 29 April 2020.
It aims to generate a policy brief on
macro-economic policy responses to the pandemic with a focus on enhancing the
resilience of African countries in the post-COVID-19 era.
The unprecedented immediate impacts of the
COVID-19 pandemic on global, regional, and national health systems, economies,
trade, cultures, and societies have attracted significant interest globally.
The public and private sectors, individuals, and
communities are struggling to respond to the pandemic.
The seminar will bring together global experts
and macro-economic, fiscal, and monetary policy practitioners to brainstorm on
challenges facing governments and business leaders, who must not only mobilize
emergency funds to contain the disease but also provide social stimulus to
citizens amid commercial lockdowns that have disrupted livelihoods.
Keynote speakers will include former finance
ministers, central bank governors, and senior university professors.
The session will also be vital to inform the
African Development Bank’s capacity development response actions in supporting
its Regional Member Countries to manage the pandemic; and inform its
interventions in shaping the policy responses at the global, regional, and
national levels.
Source: Ghana News Agency