Central Bank of Nigeria to host 7th Africa Emerging Markets Forum in Abuja
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will host the 7th Africa Emerging Markets Forum at its headquarters in Abuja on 29‑30 July 2026. The event is organized in partnership with the Emerging Markets Forum and the Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa and will run under the theme “Building Resilience Amidst Geoeconomic Uncertainties”.
A high‑level fireside dialogue between CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso and World Trade Organisation Director‑General Ngozi Okonjo‑Iweala will headline the two‑day forum. Keynote speeches will be delivered by Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Taiwo Oyedele and Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Kingsley Udeh. Distinguished participants include World Bank Group Chief Economist Indermit Gill, Emerging Markets Forum CEO Harinder Kohli, Ahmadu Bello University Vice‑Chancellor Adamu Ahmed and many senior policymakers, central bankers, development partners and private‑sector leaders from across Africa and beyond.
Discussions will focus on macroeconomic stability, regional integration, cross‑border payments, financial technology, infrastructure, foreign direct investment, technology transfer, artificial intelligence, food‑price volatility, inflation and monetary‑policy transmission in fragile economies.
Entities: Central Bank of Nigeria · Emerging Markets Forum · Kingsley Udeh · Ngozi Okonjo‑Iweala · Olayemi Cardoso · Taiwo Oyedele · World Trade Organization
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- [● 10 SOURCES] Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Kingsley Udeh will give a keynote address at the forum. (Stated in all articles.)
- [● 10 SOURCES] Participants will include senior policymakers, central bankers, ministers, development partners, private‑sector leaders and leading economists from Africa and around the world. (Repeated across all articles.)
- [● 10 SOURCES] The forum’s theme is “Building Resilience Amidst Geoeconomic Uncertainties”. (All articles cite the same theme.)
- [● 10 SOURCES] The Central Bank of Nigeria will host the 7th Africa Emerging Markets Forum in Abuja on July 29‑30, 2026. (The forum is scheduled for 29‑30 July 2026 at the CBN headquarters in Abuja.)
- [● 10 SOURCES] Indermit Gill of the World Bank Group and Harinder Kohli, CEO of the Emerging Markets Forum, are listed among distinguished participants. (Mentioned in each article.)
- [● 3 SOURCES] The forum will discuss macroeconomic stability, regional economic integration, cross‑border payments, financial technology, infrastructure development, foreign direct investment, technology transfer, (all three articles)
- [● 10 SOURCES] Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Taiwo Oyedele will give a keynote address at the forum. (Stated in all articles.)
- [● 3 SOURCES] The event will be headlined by a fireside dialogue between CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso and WTO Director‑General Ngozi Okonjo‑Iweala. (all three articles)
- [● 10 SOURCES] The forum will discuss macroeconomic stability, regional integration, cross‑border payments, financial technology, infrastructure, foreign direct investment, technology transfer, artificial‑intensity, (All articles list these topics among the agenda.)
- [● 10 SOURCES] A fireside dialogue between CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso and WTO Director‑General Ngozi Okonjo‑Iweala will headline the forum. (Mentioned in each article as the main highlight.)