Name: Africa Day 2018
Start: 2018-11-22 12:00
End: 2018-11-22 12:00
Location: Hotel Sheraton

Africa Day 2018 – highlights

Watch the video and discover the best of what happened at the 2018 Africa Day conference in Addis Ababa, co-hosted by the EIB and UNIDO.

Alongside our African and international partners such as UNIDO, at the EIB – as the Bank of the EU- we want to foster financial inclusion and support growth of the private sector, from the micro and small businesses to the larger ones.

Werner Hoyer, EIB President

15 October 2018

Africa Day will be hosted by the EIB in partnership with UNIDO, the United Nations’ Industrial Development Organization. It will take place on 22 November in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The topic at the top of the list will be sustainable industrialisation, an important step in the development of diverse economic growth in Africa.

Africa Day will examine why sustainable industrialisation is increasingly topping the policy and business agenda in African countries. It will explore how industry in Africa can become more appealing for European and African companies. Where are the opportunities for private investment in sustainable industrialisation? How can sustainable industrialisation help young entrepreneurs and women?

See the programme of the 2018 Africa Day conference

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Join the conversation on Facebook live and have your say at the following events (all times are Ethiopia local times):
- 21 November - 12pm
  Sisters Doing it for Themselves : an all women panel asking how supporting female entrepreneurship can empower women and support Africa’s growth?
- 22 November
  Opening session: Conference on Sustainable Industrialisation in Africa!
  How can Africa's youth define its own future?
  A conversation with EIB Senior Economist Jean-Philippe Stijns and Amanda Sunassee Lam, Trade Policy Advisor.

News from Africa Day

Publications

Africa Reader 2018: A continent full of potential

This e-book compilation contains the EIB’s latest reports, studies and stories as well as documents about the UNIDO Roadmap for the implementation of IDDA3.

EIB stories in Africa

The EIB invests in a wide range of projects in sub-Saharan Africa, from providing financial support to allow microfinance institutions to lend small amounts to microenterprises and innovators, up to large infrastructure projects.

UNIDO in Africa

UNIDO has provided its full range of technical competencies and policy knowledge for implementing, together with its partners from the international community, numerous tailor-made technical cooperation projects and activities with African public and private counterpart institutions, at the national, regional and continental levels.

Press contacts

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Jan Dec

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EIB Lunch Dialogues

The Permanent Representation of the EIB in Brussels organises events about current affairs.

1 - 31

Jan Dec

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EIB Institute Foresight Series

The EIB Institute’s Foresight series brings together experts and helps the EIB Group anticipate future challenges and opportunities, ensuring its actions remain forward-looking and resilient.

30-31

Oct Mar

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EIB Group housing roadshow

The EIB Group is organising housing roadshows to give more information on how Member States can benefit at all levels, nationally, regionally and locally.