The IMANI team, the President of the World Bank Ghana Africa Region a senior government official and representatives of the private sector met over the weekend (August 27-29) to consolidate feedback from some 40 consultations in Africa on the World Bank?€?s Africa Action Plan.
IMANI had earlier convened a motley crowd of entrepreneurs, NGO leaders, top international diplomats, former Ministers of State, investment bankers, trade unionists, leading business executives, technocrats and intellectuals of all shades to discuss and influence the scope and direction of a new 3-year African strategy for the World Bank. That the lot fell on IMANI to help shape the World Bank?€?s strategy for Africa, we are grateful and humbled, even though we have, and are calling for an exit strategy for the bank, whilst de-emphasising the sole use of aid for development and encouraging African governments to run freer economies and transparent governance. IMANI will write a detailed report soon. Read our earlier report at http://imanighana.org/?q=node/160
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