Event:Broadening opportunities for development
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| Event:Broadening opportunities for development | |
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| Date | 30/05/2011 |
| City | Paris |
| Country | France |
| Summary | Summary::The OECD is delighted to host the 2011 Annual Bank Conf. on Development Economics (ABCDE), in partnership with the World Bank and the Govt of France. |
About
This year’s Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (Paris, 30 May-1 June) will address the challenges of broadening opportunities for development. Over three days, participants will reflect on how to broaden opportunities by, for example, ensuring better access to health, affordable financial services and land ownership. Discussions will also cover job creation and labour-market regulation, social protection, skills development and education, and challenges related to gender inequality. Alongside presentations by several of the world’s most respected development economists, the agenda for ABCDE 2011 includes a keynote speech by Christine Lagarde (French Minister of Finance) and a Roundtable on Democratising Development Economics, bringing together eminent experts such as Donald Kaberuka (President of the African Development Bank) and Mustapha Nabli (Governor, Central Bank of Tunisia). ABCDE 2011 will be co-hosted by the OECD, Government of France and World Bank, and will take place at the OECD headquarters.
How to participate
If you would like to attend ABCDE 2011, please apply to participate. The deadline is 1 May 2011.
The event will be webcast live and will feature on blogs, Twitter and Facebook. For more information, please visit www.oecd.org/abcde2011.
