Cardoso, Okonjo-Iweala to discuss Africa’s economic resilience in Abuja

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, and the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, are set to headline the 7th Africa Emerging Markets Forum in Abuja this week. The event aims to bring together policymakers and global economic leaders to deliberate on strategies for bolstering Africa's resilience in the face of rising global economic uncertainties.

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A high-level fireside dialogue between the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Olayemi Cardoso, and the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, will headline the 7th Africa Emerging Markets Forum.

The two-day forum, scheduled for Wednesday, July 29, and Thursday, July 30, at the CBN Headquarters, is organized by the Central Bank of Nigeria in collaboration with the Emerging Markets Forum and the Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa. A key highlight will be a high-level fireside dialogue between Cardoso and Okonjo-Iweala.

The forum will convene senior policymakers, central bankers, ministers, development partners, private sector leaders, and leading economists from across Africa and globally. Under the theme "Building Resilience Amidst Geoeconomic Uncertainties," discussions will center on how African economies can navigate increasing global fragmentation while maintaining reform momentum and expanding opportunities for long-term growth.

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Building Resilience Amidst Geoeconomic Uncertainties

The Cardoso-Okonjo-Iweala dialogue specifically aims to explore how African economies can enhance resilience, sustain reform efforts, deepen regional integration, and unlock long-term growth within a fragmented global economy. The forum will also feature keynote addresses from the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, and the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Kingsley Udeh, underscoring the importance of coordinated fiscal, monetary, and innovation policies for Africa's economic transformation.

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how African economies can build resilience, sustain reform momentum, deepen regional integration and unlock long-term growth amid an increasingly fragmented global economy.