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URL:https://events.ufv.ca/events/politalk-expanding-africas-global-economi
 c-footprint-potential-implications-for-canada-march-18/
SUMMARY:Politalk — Expanding Africa’s Global Economic Footprint: Potent
 ial Implications for Canada — March 18
DESCRIPTION:Expanding Africa’s Global Economic Footprint: Potential Impli
 cations for Canada\nAfrica’s economic prospects are improving due to dem
 ographic momentum\, the convergence of structural reforms across multiple 
 markets\, and global economic shifts—particularly the green transition a
 nd efforts to diversify supply chains to enhance resilience.\nThis lecture
  focuses on how Africa’s improving growth outlook could reshape and stre
 ngthen its relations with Canada\, encouraging greater trade and investmen
 t for mutual benefit.\n\nGuest Speaker: Dr. Hippolyte Fofack\n\nDr. Hippol
 yte Fofack is a research associate at Harvard University\, and a Parker Fe
 llow at the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) at Columbia U
 niversity. Former Chief Economist and Director of Research and Internation
 al Cooperation at the African Export-Import Bank. Former head of the Macro
 economics and Growth Program at the World Bank Group in Washington\, DC.\n
 \nWed\, March 18\n3-5 pm\nAbby B101\n\n33844 King Road\n\nFor more informa
 tion\, contact Natasha Tvete at natasha.tvete@ufv.ca.
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