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Extractive Industries as an Engine for Sustainable Development: The Case of Africa

From

30
2:00 pm October 2020

To

30
2:30 pm October 2020

A United Nations Roundtable

The COVID pandemic has had profound effects across endless sectors in the world, and extractive industries are not an exception. In this context, a roundtable to discuss how extractive industries can better serve as an engine for sustainable development in Africa is taking place. This roundtable is a first of six convened by the Secretary General of the United Nations. 

Karim El Aynaoui will be participating in the first panel wherein an overview of extractive industries in Africa will be discussed.

This event is taking place online via Kudoway. To view the event please visit: https://live.kudoway.eu/br/110213190075

Speakers
Karim El Aynaoui
Executive President
Karim El Aynaoui is Executive President of the Policy Center for the New South. He is also Executive Vice-President of Mohammed VI Polytechnic University and Dean of its Humanities, Economics and Social Sciences Cluster. Karim El Aynaoui is an economist. From 2005 to 2012, he worked at the Central Bank of Morocco where he held the position of Director of Economics, Statistics, and International Relations. At the Central Bank of Morocco, he was in charge of the Research Department and equally a member of the Governor’s Cabinet. Previously, he worked for eight years at the World Bank as an Economist for its regional units of the Middle East and North Africa and Africa. Karim El Aynaoui has published books and journal articles on macroeconomic issues in developing countries. Hi ...