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The Africa Economic Research Consortium (AERC) will be participating in the International Conference on Global FinTech Ecosystem and FinTech–Enabled Trade in Services from July 22nd to 23rd, 2024, at the University of Essex in the United Kingdom. Professor Victor Murinde, Executive Director of AERC, served as the keynote speaker, delivering an insightful address on unlocking the potential of digital finance.

The two-day conference also aims to enable researchers to engage with policymakers, private sector practitioners, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to chart further research, identify emerging issues, and continue generating new findings and disseminating knowledge and experiences related to the global financial system and the world economy.

Additionally, it brings together world-leading scholars, policymakers, and practitioners in the fields of FinTech and financial services to share insights on the shifting global economic and financial trends and how to build resilience for future shocks. Ongoing research and preliminary findings will be debated and contested, highlighting new methodological advances in economics and finance and exploring solutions for restoring global financial stability and economic sustainability.

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