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International and local Economic Policy leaders and stakeholders have kicked off a three-day high-level Research and Policy summit, hosted by the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), to explore pathways to sustainable and inclusive economic growth.

The eminent Economists, Policymakers, Scholars, Private Sector leaders and development partners are attending this year’s AERC Research and Policy Summit, hosted under the theme: “A Renewed AERC for Africa’s New Development Priorities”.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, graced by the State Department for Economic Planning Principal Secretary Bonface Barasa Makokha, AERC Executive Director Prof. Victor Murinde described the Research and Policy summit as a timely platform geared at fostering stakeholder support to address pressing macroeconomic and development challenges in Africa.

In a speech read on his behalf by PS Makokha, National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi challenged the delegates to focus on reclaiming the narrative of Africa’s economic prosperity.