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CSAE Conference 2025 African Economic Research Consortium Panel Session

23 March 2025

This session begins with a brief presentation of the strategic plan of the AERC for the 2025-2035 period, outlining our vision and objectives for the future. It highlight the key areas of focus, including how the AERC aims to address current capacity and policy challenges and build on past achievements to drive sustainable economic development across Africa.

Following the strategic presentation, a policy panel discusses the unprecedented changes Africa is facing today and the critical policy challenges that need to be addressed. The session examines both short-term and long-term solutions to promote inclusive growth, address macroeconomic instability, manage recurring debt distress, mitigate unexpected fluctuations in development financing (e.g. current waves of cuts in humanitarian and development aid by major donors), and navigate changing geopolitical dynamics. Panellists provide insights into how policies can be designed, implemented, and coordinated to effectively address these challenges and set Africa on a path to sustainable development.

Opening remarks & roadshow presentation: Prof. Victor Murinde, Executive Director, AERC, Nairobi, Kenya
Overview of the strategic plan for 2025-2035 and its relevance to addressing Africa’s capacity and policy challenges.

Policy Panel Discussion: Economic and Policy Challenges Facing Africa
A discussion on the current unprecedented changes in Africa, focusing on the policy challenges related to macroeconomic instability, environmental shocks, geopolitical shifts, and inclusive development.

Chair & Moderator: Professor Victor Murinde

Panellists:
Professor Robert Mudida, Chief Economist and Director of Research, Central Bank of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
Professor Ingrid Woolard, Executive Dean, University of Sussex Business School, UK
Dr. Abbi M. Kedir, Director of Research, African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), Nairobi, Kenya

Closing Remarks
Summing up the discussion and emphasizing the strategic priorities for addressing Africa's economic and policy challenges over the next decade.

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