A Conversation with Dr. Eleni Gabre-Madhin: Setting up a Commodity Exchange and Doing Business in Africa April 25th, 2012 Grand Hall, NYU Global Center, 238 Thompson Street 5:30 – 7:30 PM Dr. Eleni Gabre-Madhin shared and discussed with the audience her experience setting up the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange and the current trends in doing business [...]
I am just leaving Accra, Ghana to head back New York City. We just opened a new building next to the NYU in Accra campus. The building will be used as the Ghana office of our NYU Center for Technology and Economic Development (CTED). We are hoping that our research will actually improve the lives [...]
I watched a live session of the World Economic Forum today – no I am not in Davos, but watching this from computer in freezing New York. I logged on halfway through. President Jonathan sounded good and very presidential. President Kagame, in answering a question from the floor, was all over the place – unclear [...]
On Thursday, October 25th, NYU Africa House and its partner organization, the Center for Technology and Economic Development, welcomed Mr. Ekpo Una Owo Nta for an informal discussion on his work with the Nigerian Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC). Mr. Una Owo Nta was introduced to us by Prof. Offiong Aqua [...]
Thursday, November 15th from 7 to 11pm The Rosenthal Pavilion, 10th floor of the Kimmel Center 60 Washington Square South Please join NYU Africa House and The African Affairs Committee of the United Nations Association Southern New York State Division Young Professionals (“UNA-SNY Young Professionals”) for the annual Friends of Africa Benefit Gala, a celebration [...]
The Financial Times has just leaked word on a report by Nuhu Ribadu, former head of Nigeria’s anti-corruption efforts, on the effect of corruption in the Nigerian oil industry. Ribadu, currently serving as Chairman of the Petroleum Revenue Task Force, reported that Nigeria loses $6.3 billion to oil theft each year, and lost an estimated [...]
The Financial Times has just leaked word on a report by Nuhu Ribadu, former head of Nigeria’s anti-corruption efforts, on the effect of corruption in the Nigerian oil industry. Ribadu, currently serving as Chairman of the Petroleum Revenue Task Force, reported that Nigeria loses $6.3 billion to oil theft each year, and lost an estimated [...]
NYU Africa House hosted Dr. Mthuli Ncube, Vice President & Chief Economist at the African Development Bank. His presentation of the 2012 African Economic Outlook Report was centered around the promotion of Youth Employment. The African Economic Outlook (AEO) report is an essential reference for monitoring the economic, social and political developments of the continent. The 2012 [...]