Addis to Host 6th African Economic Conference

International business exhibition on the side.

The UN Economic Commission for Africa, the African Development Bank and the UN Development Programmeare organizing the sixth African Economic Conference on the theme “Green Economy and Structural Transformation in Africa” in Ethiopia from 25 to 28 October 2011.

An international exhibition will also be held on the side of the conference according to the Economic Commission for Africa.

The exhibition will give opportunity to businesses, corporations, institutions and organizations to showcase their goods and services, thereby strengthening brand identity.

The Conference is expected to bring together about 500 experts, intellectuals and development partners to discuss emerging opportunities and challenges for a green economy in Africa.

Participants of the conference will include heads of governments, economists, social scientists, senior policy makers and leading scholars.

Source: Walta Information Centre