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The Impact of the Global Economic Downturn on the World's Poorest Countries and The Launch of the International Growth Centre

The Impact of the Global Economic Downturn on the World's Poorest Countries and The Launch of the International Growth Centre

Update: 2008-12-10
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Contributor(s): Douglas Alexander, Professor Robin Burgess, Professor Paul Collier, Gobind Nankani | The UK's Secretary of State for International Development, Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP, will speak on the impact of the global economic downturn on the world's poorest countries. Professor Paul Collier, Oxford University, will be speaking about the latest academic thinking on promoting growth in the world's poorest countries. Professor Robin Burgess, LSE, will present on how the International Growth Centre will support economic growth in developing countries.Gobind Nankani, a Ghanaian native, was recently appointed President of the Global Development Network (GDN) in 2007. He is a development economist and had a distinguished 30 year career at the World Bank, holding management positions in various regions and sectors across the Bank.
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The Impact of the Global Economic Downturn on the World's Poorest Countries and The Launch of the International Growth Centre

The Impact of the Global Economic Downturn on the World's Poorest Countries and The Launch of the International Growth Centre

Douglas Alexander, Professor Robin Burgess, Professor Paul Collier, Gobind Nankani