As part of its centennial anniversary celebrations, the Rockefeller Foundation in collaboration with the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) held the final Future Scenario Workshop of the Informal City Dialogue (ICD), on Wednesday April 24, and Thursday April 25, 2013 at the Afia Beach Resort in Accra, Ghana. At this workshop, participants were allowed to immerse themselves in an exploration of urban life 27 years from today. Participants were also encouraged to use their im....

"Economic transformation requires financial resources—to pay for infrastructure, import machines and technology, to educate and train skilled workers….etc. How much resources and where would they come from?" ACET's chief economist, Dr. Yaw Ansu, recently posed the question and offered his thoughts and ideas. He was delivering the Keynote Address to the World Bank's Third Debt Management Facility Stakeholders' Forum, held in Accra. Dr. Ansu makes a lot of interesting points that you wil....

On 13th July, Dr. K.Y. Amoako, Founder and President of the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) opened the final of three regional workshops, organised and co-hosted by the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN), the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), and Agriculture for Impact (A4I) at Imperial College London. Please click here to read more

An ACET-GTA-CEPR Conference 19^th-20^th June 2012 La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra, Ghana.   Global Trade Alert (GTA), the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and the African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET) will hold a two days conference on contemporary trade protectionism in Accra from 19^th-20^th June 2012.   The conference is designed to promote research on the effects on developing countries of contemporary protectionism, including the sorts of protection....

A new way to think about the future Can games change the way we think about the future? Can they catalyze change in the lives of poor and vulnerable people everywhere, building resilience and equity? On April 3-5, ACET is partnering with Institute for the Future and the Rockefeller Foundation to launch the first global foresight game to imagine an innovative 21st Century perspective to achieving social change. We will all win when you share your wisdom and innovativeness to envision th....

ACET and Dundee University’s Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP) to collaborate on research initiatives related to extractive industry governance in Africa. 23rd Februaury 2012; Dundee, Scotland. The African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) has signed a partnership [caption id="attachment_3580" align="alignleft" width="155" caption="Sheila Khama also interacted with African PhD students at CEPMLP"](image) [/caption] agreement with the University....

Former Deputy Prime Minister of Korea speaks at ACET On Wednesday, 25th January, Prof. Okyu Kwon, former Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea, spoke to a select group of Ghana’s economic leaders at ACET on “Korea’s Infrastructure Development Experience:  Lessons for Africa’s Developing Economies” Prof Kwon, who has also served as Finance Minister and Minister of the Economic Planning Board of the Republic of Korea, shared insights on how Public Private Partnership (PPP) ar....

Former Deputy Prime Minister of Korea speaks at ACET.  January 25, 2012, Accra: Former Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea, Prof. Okyu Kwon, has said that public private partnerships will thrive better on the continent if African governments provide leadership that inspires confidence in the private sector. Prof. Kwon who now leads the Knowledge Sharing Program (KSP) at the KAIST Graduate of School of Finance, was speaking to a select group of Ghanaian economic leaders on“Ko....

Former Deputy Prime Minister of Korea speaks at ACET On Wednesday, 25th January, Prof. Okyu Kwon, former Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea, will speak to a select group of Ghana’s economic leaders at ACET on “Korea’s Infrastructure Development Experience:  Lessons for Africa’s Developing Economies” Prof Kwon, who has also served as Finance Minister and Minister of the Economic Planning Board of the Republic of Korea, will highlight how Public Private Partnership (PPP) a....