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Africa: African Development Bank Convenes African and Asian Experts to Discuss Mobilising Development Finance At Scale

AllAfrica · 13 Oct 2026

[African Development Bank (AfDB)] The African Development Bank Group together with the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) has convened African and Asian economic experts to discuss how Africa can mobilise development financing at scale in an increasingly fragmented global economy.

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