
November 25, 2024
Why 61st AERC Biannual Plenary Session is focusing on FinTechs
Africa’s FinTech market is projected to grow thirteenfold to US$65 billion by 2030 and will have a projected compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of...
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November 25, 2024
61st AERC Biannual Plenary Session: The FinTech Revolution in Africa
AERC is a leader in policy-oriented economic research on the continent, and its biannual research workshops have become the largest gatherings of prof...
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November 25, 2024
FInTech Revolution in Africa Key Theme for 61st AERC Biannual Conference
The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), in partnership with the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), announced that the 61st Biannual Plenary Session...
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November 25, 2024
FInTech Revolution In Africa Key Theme For 61st AERC Biannual Conference
The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), in partnership with the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), announced that the 61st Biannual Plenary Session...
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November 8, 2024
AERC-BMGF Regional Policy Forum: Advancing Financial Inclusion and Market Development in East Africa
The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), convened a Regional Policy Forum fo...
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November 6, 2024
AERC-Hewlett Foundation Regional Policy Forum on Data Policy and Governance in Africa
The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), with support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, convened a Regional Policy Forum on Data ...
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October 29, 2024
Policy Dialogue Workshop on Human Capital Development in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Addis Ababa October 24, 2024. The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), in partnership with the Policy Studies Institute (PSI)- a public think-...
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October 29, 2024
IMF isn’t doing enough to support Africa: billions could be made available through special drawing rights
Opinion Piece Authored by: Prof. Abebe Shimeles & Prof. Kevin P. Gallagher At the 2021 UN Climate Summit, Barbados prime minister Mia Mottley cal...
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October 28, 2024
EAC Stakeholders Converge in Dar to Discuss Financial Policies for Residents
Stakeholders in the East African Community met in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for a summit on policies on digital economic finance. They engaged in conve...
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October 28, 2024
EAC Stakeholders Urge Government to Restore Financial Policies To Cater to All Residents
Stakeholders of the East African Community (EAC) converged in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to discuss how research can help citizens join and benefit from...
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October 28, 2024
Restore State-Backed Financial Institutions, EAC Member States Urge Government
Member States of the East African Community (EAC) have urged the government to restore state-backed financial institutions to improve the livelihoods ...
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