View from AfDB 2011

View from AfDB 2011

Date:   9-11 June 2011
Location:   Lisbon, Portugal

The Annual Meetings are the AfDB’s Board of Governors meeting.Taking place in Lisbon, Portugal this year. Paul Wallace, The Banker's Africa editor, reports back on the themes and discussions raised, with interviews from some of the leading figures in attendance.

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