By Carlos Mureithi The Covid-19 pandemic presents opportunities for the economic transformation of Africa through innovation, digitalization, and regional collaboration, but countries need policies to enable this, a new think-tank report says. The pandemic could make...
The African Union unanimously endorsed ACET Board member Dr. Arkebe Oqubay as the sole African candidate for the post of Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) at the 38th Ordinary Session...
By Folashadé Soulé and Camilla Toulmin In this interview, Folashadé Soulé and Camilla Toulmin discuss with Edward K. Brown, Senior Director, Research and Advisory services at the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) based in Accra, Ghana, on the effects of...
Chux Daniels, ACET Senior Fellow participated in the first of three webinars being organised by the Foundation for studies and Research on International Development (FERDI) under the patronage of its Digital Trust Chair, Ms. Niale...
Accra, Sept. 1, 2020 – Mavis Owusu-Gyamfi, ACET’s Executive Vice President, was a guest recently on CNBC-Africa’s ‘Power Lunch East Africa’ hosted by Fiona Muthoni. The discussion centered on domestic resource mobilisation and how governments...
The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA), is envisaged to be a gamechanger, not only for regional integration but also for the region’s economies. If successfully implemented, it will be the world’s largest free...
Dr. K.Y. Amoako, founder and President of the African Center for Economic Transformation spoke recently to COVID-19 Africa Watch, a Milken Institute hub for information, analysis, and global response to the pandemic. The interview, conducted...
Michelle Gavin, Senior Fellow for Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations recently had a wide-ranging conversation with Dr. Amoako, founder and President of ACET. The conversation touched on the future of African Development,...
The African Center for Economic Transformation has joined a group of former world leaders and institutions to reiterate the urgency of delivering immediate relief to countries facing the effects of “an unprecedented global crisis” –...
K.Y. Amoako, President of the Africa Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) has joined African leaders and institutions in lending strong support to an initiative calling for coordinated global leadership to address the health and economic crisis caused by COVID-19. African leaders including Dr Abiy...
By Sammy Adjei A new report on economic openness in Ghana by the Legatum Institute, was launched at an event with the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) on Thursday 12th December, 2019, emphasising that,...
By Daniel Pelz: At a meeting in Berlin, African leaders will discuss the state of the ‘Compact with Africa’ project with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. So far, it has fallen short of expectations. It looks...
By GNA Structural transformation of African economies would best be achieved on the development of home-grown policies and strategies that spur growth of production in various sectors. Dr Arkebe Oqubay, Minister and Special Assistant to...
A Minister and Special Advisor to the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Dr. Arkebe Oqubay, believes encouraging more foreign direct investments into the country will impact on the local economy, as capacity of skilled locals will be...
By Nicholas Norbrook Everyone agrees jobs is a priority of the 21st century on the continent. But will technology help or hinder? Our experts push aside the distinction to focus on skills, mind-sets and structural reform…...
Accra, Aug 27, GNA – A two-year study on financial inclusion of women and youth in sub-Saharan Africa has found that the mobile device holds key to financial services access for women and young adults....