... entirelythose ofthe author(s) and do not neces-sarily represent the view ofthe AfricanDevelopment Bank, its Board of Directors,or the countries they represent. The Policy Briefs on the Financial ... Crisis(PBFC) are produced by the Complex of the Chief Economist with contributionfrom other departments ofthe AfricanDevelopment Bank. The PBFC are inten-ded to present analyses of experiencesand ... to fulfil their pro-mises of trade liberalization. In thisregard, the G20 can promote (i) the resto-ration of access to financing for Africancountries; and (ii) the reduction of the continent’s...
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