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A delegation from the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) led by Prof. Victor Murinde the Executive Director, paid a courtesy call on Dr. Kamau Thugge, Governor, Central Bank of Kenya. This call was paid to deliberate on pertinent partnership matters between the two institutions as well as policy issues that relate to the development of Africa. The meeting took place on Tuesday, 13 August 2024 at the Governor’s office in Nairobi, Kenya.

This meeting discussed possible avenues for collaboration, which include joint development of research and working paper series, book volumes, participation of CBK staff as paper presenters and discussants at the AERC flagship events such as the biannual research workshops, senior policy seminars and national policy workshops. The AERC can also provide executive short training courses, retooling workshops and doctoral training to the Bank staff for continuous improvement of the research capacity.

The two institutions are looking forward to developing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will provide a framework for collaboration in various activities with the objective of promoting a strategic and equitable partnership. The CBK has been an active partner of the AERC since the latter’s inception.

In attendance at the courtesy call were the Director, Research Department, Prof. Robert Mudida and Dr. Maureen Were from the CBK and the AERC Director of Research, Dr. Abbi Kedir, Dr. Tom Kimani, Lead Manager Training Programme, and Ms. Lydiah Auma, Strategic Partnerships Officer.