Conference of African ministers of finance, planning and economic development at the fortieth session of the commission: Keynote address by H.E. Ato Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

This Keynote Address delivered by H.E. Ato Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia at the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Fortieth Session of the Commission. H.E. Ato Meles, on his remarks highlighted that, Growth is clearly at the center of Africa's efforts to achieve the MDG's. The MDGs are goals that cover not only economic issues but also social issues. At the core of all these goals is reducing poverty. At the core of all these goals is reducing poverty. It is only by accelerating growth that we can make a sustainable dent not only on the economic indicators of poverty, but also on the social ones. The accelerated and pro-poor growth that we seek to achieve cannot be a sustained one so long as the structure of our economies remains what it is today.

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Format:	Speech biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	2007-04
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10855/47272
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