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    ADBG focuses on accelerating Africa’s industrialisation in Busan

    ADBG’s annual meetings are underway with a focus on accelerating industrialisation and investing in youth.
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    The 2018 Annual meetings of the African Development Bank Group were launched earlier today in Busan, South Korea with this year’s theme focused on “Accelerating Africa’s Industrialisation.” Operating in conjunction with the annual meetings, the 2018 Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC) Conference will be operating alongside from 22nd – 24th with its focus aimed at “Africa and the 4th Industrial Revolution: Opportunities for leapfrogging?”

    Speaking during the opening address, Bank President Akinwumi A. Adesina made reference to the continent’s most valuable resource of its human capital and stressed; “Young people are not only Africa’s future, but Africa’s present. We must trust Africa’s youth, we must invest in Africa’s youth.” Highlighting disruptive entrepreneurs such as Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, Mr Adesina illustrated that without structured investment, such innovators would have struggled to flourish so effectively. “Young people are not only Africa’s future, but Africa’s present. We must trust Africa’s youth, we must invest in Africa’s youth.”

    “Young people are not only Africa’s future, but Africa’s present. We must trust Africa’s youth, we must invest in Africa’s youth.”

    According to a statement published by the bank, ‘Industrialise Africa’ is one of its ‘high 5 priorities.’ Mr Adesina is quoted saying; “The secret of the wealth of nations is clear: developed nations add value to everything they produce, while poor nations export raw materials. Africa must quit being at the bottom of the global value chains and move rapidly to industrialize, with value addition to everything that it produces.”

    According to statistics produced by the AFDB, African industry generates an average of $700 of GDP per capita, just 20.5% of its East Asian counterparts. Related article Kenya’s prime market expected to recover in H1 2018.

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