Westminster Development Policy Network | Perspectives on Trade and FDI in Africa

In the panel co-organised by the University of Westminster’s Development Policy Network and Covenant University’s CEPDeR, the speakers explored the often linked and interdependent roles of Trade and FDI in Africa with specific attention placed on export diversification, on the one hand, and the role of regional trade agreements, on the other.

Prof Augustin Fosu – ISSER, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana (University Webpage) Title: FDI and Africa’s Economic/Export Diversification: What Does It Take?

Prof Evans Osabuohien, Head of Department of Economics at Covenant University, Nigeria (Personal Website)Title: Africa’s Development in Post-COVID-19 World: Unlocking the Roles of AfCFTA and FDI

Moderator: Dr Serena Masino – Senior Lecturer, School of Organisations, Economy and Society, University of Westminster (WDPN Profile ~ University Website)

The panel was followed by a Q&A session which gave participants an opportunity to ask questions to the presenters.