The future for hundreds of millions of Africans lies in promoting the rule of law and the development of trade, business, and enhancing investment opportunities in an era of globalization. In light of this, the Kansas African Studies Center in collaboration with the Eisenhower International Law Society and the Department of Economics at the University of Kansas (KU) cordially invites you to an interdisciplinary conference focusing on issues of trade and development affecting Africa in the 21st century. This interdisciplinary conference will bring together Africanist scholars and business experts who specialize in trade, investment and finance issues in Africa. African diplomats and representatives from businesses that engage in trade and investment in Africa will also be invited to participate. Plenary sessions will feature keynote speakers who are experts and scholars in this field.
This conference will feature topics targeting the following areas:
-Globalization and how this has affected trade in or with Africa
-Governance and its effects on working with African businesses
-The role of new technologies in business and trade in and with Africa
-Trade imbalance between Africa and the West and the implications on African businesses
-Legal and financial impediments to business growth in Africa
-African Free Trade Agreements and Customs Unions
-Africa’s debt crisis, IMF and World Bank policies
-Best practices in African entrepreneurship
-The role of education in economic development
-The role of women in African economic development (formal and informal sectors)
-The role of Agriculture in the African Economy
-The role of Culture in Economic Development
Conference Sponsors
This conference is made possible by The U.S. Department of Education Title VI Grant and The Chancellors Office, KU
Other Co-Sponsors: Department of Economics and School of Law, KU
Contact : Jane Irungu| University of KS |KASC |1440 Jayhawk Blvd. Bailey 10,| Lawrence KS 66045 |Phone (785)864-1064 | Fax: (785)864-5330 kasc@ku.edu ; irungu@ku.edu
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