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A Participian at the Session: Fostering Inclusivity at the Annual Meeting 2018 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 23, 2018. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Walter Duerst
DPAC protest at Dept for Education for inclusive education - London 04.09.2013
Campaigners from disability groups Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) and Alliance for Inclusive Education (ALLFIE) protested outside the Dept. For Education to demand an end to increasing educational segregation of disabled children.
This protest was one of four simultaneous protests taking place as the culmination of a national week of action organised by Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) using the campaign title "Reclaiming Our Futures", and were aimed specifically at government departments whose actions are impacting severly on disabled people - Education, health, Transport and Energy.
Following the individual actions, all four groups of campaigners merged on the Dept for Work and Pensions headquarters for a larger protest against benefits cuts to disabled people which, they claim, affects them disproportionately.
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Jihad Azour, Director, Middle East and Central Asia Department, IMF, and Abdulrahman A. Al Hamidy, Director General and Chairman of the Board, Arab Monetary Fund deliver the opening remarks during the IMF conference Opportunity for All: Promoting Growth, Jobs, and Inclusiveness in the Arab World on Monday, January 29 in Marrakesh, Morocco. Ryan Rayburn/IMF Photo
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, will today begin her three day visit to Rwanda, her first since she came to the helm of the institution in 2011. In an e-mail correspondence with The New Times’ Kenneth Agutamba, Lagarde sheds light on her institution’s current relationship with Rwanda and commends the country’s transformative and inclusive policies that have seen a significant decline in poverty levels.
You come here 20 years after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. In your view, what has been the trigger for Rwanda’s rapid economic renaissance?
My main message to Rwanda is that “Good policies pay off.” Let me set this in a broader context by saying that I am very happy to have the opportunity to visit Rwanda at such a pivotal moment in its history. The horrific events that occurred 20 years ago tore the social and economic fabric of the country, and it is uplifting to see the progress in rebuilding, in peace efforts, and in improving the welfare of all Rwandans.
This truly is an example in terms of social and economic transformation. It proves that effective policies and inclusive growth can be transformational.
The economic performance has been remarkable, with strong annual growth for the past 15 years. This has helped Rwanda make progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals. The poorest have benefited from a focus on inclusive growth, with the poverty rate falling to 45 per cent of the population in 2011 from 60 per cent in 2000.
Of course, this rate is still high, but it is definite progress and we see the trend continuing. So, while there has not been a magic bullet or a single trigger, a holistic approach, that also included a focus on the agricultural sector, employment, and gender equality, has been instrumental in sharing the fruits of high growth more widely.
What is the status of IMF relations in Rwanda at present?
We have a very close economic policy dialogue and the IMF is currently supporting the government with a Policy Support Instrument (PSI) – designed for low-income countries that have graduated from financial support but still seek to maintain a close policy dialogue.
The PSI signals the strength of a country’s policies to donors, multilateral development banks, and markets. We also provide technical assistance as part of the Fund’s efforts to increase local capacity and know-how. We have an office in Kigali, where a resident representative, currently Mitra Farahbaksh, ensures our presence in the field.
Rwanda’s PSI, which is in its second year, supports Rwanda’s own policy priorities for strong and inclusive growth, with an emphasis on domestic resource mobilization, private sector development, export diversification, regional integration, and financial sector development.
We recently reviewed this programme and welcomed the country’s continued strong performance. We also agreed with the government that more work needs to be done to further reduce Rwanda’s reliance on aid and increase its resilience to external shocks.
What is your economic outlook for the country between now and 2020?
Our outlook for Rwanda is positive. The economy is recovering from a weak performance in agriculture and delays in related project implementation in recent years. Growth rebounded last year and inflation remains well contained. We expect GDP growth rates to rise gradually towards 7-7.5 per cent in the medium term, while inflation remains within the medium-term target of 5 per cent.
I am particularly impressed with the government’s continued commitment to poverty reduction.
As part of my stay here, I will be visiting the Agaseke Handicraft Cooperative and the ICT hub (knowledge Lab) in Kigali to see firsthand how the government has managed to improve the welfare of vulnerable and disadvantaged groups such as women and youth.
As your readers are aware, the Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy for 2013–18 focuses on economic transformation, rural development, and youth employment. The strategy is rightly aimed at further reducing poverty.
I think that the continued rollout of planned measures and the successful inclusion of the private sector in leading economic development will help make sizeable inroads in making growth even more inclusive and in reducing inequality.
In a recent advisory by the IMF Board, they encouraged Rwanda to widen its tax base and put emphasis on domestic revenue sourcing. What is your advice on this?
We are devoting a significant portion of our technical assistance to support Rwanda’s efforts to reduce its dependence on foreign aid. The focus is appropriately on widening the tax base – not higher taxes, but all paying a fair share.
The government has already made significant progress in the areas of revenue administration.
The push to increase the number of registered VAT payers through the introduction of electronic billing machines, and the switch in the collection of local taxes and fees from the local governments to the revenue authority, should be useful in bringing more businesses under the tax system.
The introduction of tax regimes for agriculture and mining, and improvements in property taxation, should also help achieve the goal of providing budgetary resources for key expenditures, particularly those aimed at scaling up social spending and infrastructure in a context where donor resources are likely to be limited.
Lately, Rwanda has taken to raising money through bonds, do you think this is viable?
Rwanda’s successful Euro-bond issuance in 2013 demonstrated that market financing can play a complementary role in financing investment plans. Several other African countries have followed suit over the past year.
The key is to ensure that Rwanda’s debt remains sustainable. I welcome the government’s commitment to fully explore concessional financing options and private sector participation before considering the use of non-concessional resources.
At the same time, the government’s decision to begin issuing domestic currency bonds in 2014 was an important step in the process of developing and deepening local capital markets.
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Creating jobs remains a high priority for this country, but as you know the private sector is also still young. What should Rwanda do to address these two issues?
On private sector development, Rwanda’s potential depends critically on full implementation of ongoing reforms to attract foreign investment and boost exports. These include reducing the cost of doing business; improving infrastructure; supporting skills development; and tapping into regional markets.
The increased provision of lower-cost electricity and improved transportation should help facilitate diversification and business development.
On creating jobs, the government has identified three key priorities: skills development, the fostering of entrepreneurship for small- and medium-sized enterprises, and supporting household enterprises. We at the Fund share this emphasis on building the capacity of Africa’s greatest resource–its people. Increased investment in infrastructure can help put people to work.
The IMF’s latest Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa projects regional GDP growth to pick up from about 5 per cent in 2013/14 to 5.75 per cent in 2015. That isn’t a big leap, is it? Can you elaborate on this?
Sub-Saharan Africa has made impressive progress over the past two decades, with growth averaging around 5 per cent. We expect that to continue in 2015, despite the impact of lower oil prices on some of Africa’s major oil exporting economies.
So there has been real progress, as growth has allowed for reducing poverty and improving living conditions.
For example, the number of people living on less than $1.25 a day in Africa has fallen significantly since 1990. But extreme poverty remains unacceptably high and not all countries are making progress. Some countries are still facing internal conflict and/or fragility.
Looking ahead, there are a number of longer-term demographic, technological and environmental challenges that need to be addressed in order to realise the ‘big leap’ that you refer to.
For instance, how can we tap into the productive capacity of Africa’s youth? How can Africa take advantage of technological innovation?
And how can we address the implications of climate change? Three broad policy priorities are crucial: building infrastructure, building institutions, and building people. Africa must also strengthen its institutional and governance frameworks to better manage its vast resources.
But the focus must be on people—with programmes aimed at boosting health and education and other essential social services. In fact, Rwanda is one of the countries that are effectively implementing policies in many of these areas.
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has dealt a major blow to several African economies in the region. Can the effects of this blow spread to other parts of the continent?
The Ebola outbreak is a severe human, social and economic crisis that requires a resolute response. And the focus must be on isolating the virus, not the countries.
Strong efforts are underway in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, but it is unlikely to be brought under control before the second half of 2015.
The economic outlook for these countries has already worsened since September, when the IMF disbursed $130 million to the (three) countries to boost their response to the outbreak.
If the outbreak remains limited to the three countries, the economic outlook for the rest of sub-Saharan Africa remains favourable. Some neighbouring countries like The Gambia have seen an impact on tourism.
We are working with the governments of the three affected countries to provide additional interest-free financing of about $160 million, and expect our Board to make a decision in the next few days.
Following the endorsement by the G-20 leaders in Australia, we are also looking at further options to provide additional support to the Ebola-hit countries, including through the provision of donor-supported debt relief.
International oil prices have been tumbling, is this good for Rwanda and the other members of the EAC?
Indeed, oil prices have fallen recently, affecting both oil producers and consumers. Overall, we see the price decline as positive for the global economy. As an oil importer, Rwanda and indeed the East Africa region should benefit given that lower prices will most likely have a positive impact on growth whilst also easing inflation.
Countries can make use of this window of opportunity to reduce universal energy subsidies and use the savings toward more targeted transfers that benefit the poor.
Recently, the East African Community, a regional bloc to which Rwanda subscribes, reached a landmark Economic Partnership agreement (Epa) with Europe. Do you think that these countries need such agreements?
The EPA is designed to enhance commercial and economic relations, supporting a new trading dynamic in the region and deepening cooperation in trade and investment. It can serve as an important instrument of development in many respects.
It can promote sustained growth, increase the productive capacity of EAC economies, foster diversification and competitiveness, and, of course, boost trade, investment and employment. Rwanda is a key member of the EAC that has worked hard to create a conducive and transparent business environment. So it should benefit from this agreement.
Daniel Shapiro, Founder and Director, Harvard International Negotiation Program, Harvard University, USA speaking during the Session: Fostering Inclusivity at the Annual Meeting 2018 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 23, 2018. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Walter Duerst
William Francis Morneau, Minister of Finance of Canada, Richard Samans, Head of the Centre for the Global Agenda, Member of the Managing Board, World Economic Forum. speaking during the session: Inclusive Growth at the Annual Meeting 2017 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 19, 2017
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6 June 2017 - OECD Forum 2017. Inclusive Growth & Globalisation
Moderator:
Thomas Bernt Henriksen, Economics Editor and Commentator, Borsen
Scene Setting:
Gabriela Ramos, Chief of Staff, G20 Sherpa & Special Counsellor to the Secretary-General, OECD
Speakers:
Tim Costello, Chief Advocate, World Vision Australia
Hans Dahlgren, State Secretary to the Prime Minister, Sweden
Colin Hay, Co-Director, Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI); Professor of Political Science, Sciences Po, Paris, France
Lizette Risgaard, President, Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (LO)
Rodrigo Valdés, Minister of Finance, Chile
Alfredo Thorne Vetter, Minister of Economy and Finance, Peru
OECD Headquarters, Paris, France
Photo: Hervé Cortinat/OECD
Protesters against The United Methodist Church's stance on sexuality prepare to serve Holy Communion inside the bar of the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Fla. The group occupied the conference's central table after delegates voted to maintain the denomination's position. A UMNS photo by Mike DuBose.
William Francis Morneau, Minister of Finance of Canada. speaking during the session: Inclusive Growth at the Annual Meeting 2017 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 19, 2017
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6 May 2014 - Forum 2014 Session: Lunch Debate Inclusive Entrepreneurship (50+, Women, Youth, Migrants). OECD, Paris, France.
Moderator: Stéphanie Antoine, Anchor, France24 (tbc)
Speakers
- Neveen El-Tahri, Chairperson and Managing Director, Delta Shield for Investment; Co-Chair, OECD MENA
Women's Business Forum
- Reinhard Cordes, CEO & Owner, ONLYGLASS GMBH
- Kamel Haddar, CEO, Origin Partners; Entrepreneur and Co-Founder, ATLAS
- Matthew Hancock, Minister for Skills and Enterprise, United Kingdom (tbc)
- Patricia Lahy-Engel, Director, TheHive Startup Accelerator, Gvahim, Israel
- Peter Jungen, Chairman, Peter Jungen Holding GmbH
- Omar Munie, Designer, Omar Munie Clothing
- Navi Radjou, Fellow, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
- William Saito, Special Advisor, Cabinet Office, Japan
For more information, visit: www.oecd.org/Forum
Photo: OECD/Herve Cortinat
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DAVOS/SWITZERLAND, 21JAN15 - Gillian R. Tett , US Managing Editor, Financial Times, USA captured during the session Inclusive Growth in the Digital Age in the congress centre at the Annual Meeting 2015 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 21, 2015.
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6 May 2014 - Forum 2014 Session: Lunch Debate Inclusive Entrepreneurship (50+, Women, Youth, Migrants). OECD, Paris, France.
Moderator: Stéphanie Antoine, Anchor, France24 (tbc)
Speakers
- Neveen El-Tahri, Chairperson and Managing Director, Delta Shield for Investment; Co-Chair, OECD MENA
Women's Business Forum
- Reinhard Cordes, CEO & Owner, ONLYGLASS GMBH
- Kamel Haddar, CEO, Origin Partners; Entrepreneur and Co-Founder, ATLAS
- Matthew Hancock, Minister for Skills and Enterprise, United Kingdom (tbc)
- Patricia Lahy-Engel, Director, TheHive Startup Accelerator, Gvahim, Israel
- Peter Jungen, Chairman, Peter Jungen Holding GmbH
- Omar Munie, Designer, Omar Munie Clothing
- Navi Radjou, Fellow, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
- William Saito, Special Advisor, Cabinet Office, Japan
For more information, visit: www.oecd.org/Forum
Photo: OECD/Herve Cortinat
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6 June 2017 - OECD Forum 2017: Discussion Café - Inclusive Growth & Civil Society OECD, Paris, France.
Moderator:
Carol Guthrie, Head, Public Affairs and Media, Public Affairs & Communications Directorate, OECD
Scene setting:
Gabriela Ramos, Chief of Staff, G20 Sherpa & Special Counsellor to the Secretary-General, OECD
Discussion leaders:
Dejan Bojanic, Vice-President, European Youth Forum
Lila Caballero, Policy Adviser, ActionAid UK
Tim Costello, Chief Advocate, World Vision Australia
Seamus Jeffreson, Director, CONCORD (tbc)
Rasmus Kjeldahl, Director, Børns Vilkår
Adrian Lovett, Europe Executive Director, ONE
Matthew Martin, Director, Overseas Development Institute
Kristina Persson, former Minister for Strategic Development and Nordic Cooperation, Sweden; Founder & Senior Advisor; Global Utmaning
Kélig Puyet, Director, Social Platform
Judith Randel, Co-Founder and Strategic Adviser, Development Initiatives
Leida Rijnhout, Programme Coordinator Resource Justice & Sustainability, Friends of the Earth Europe
Salil Shetty, Secretary General, Amnesty International
Photo: OECD/Hubert Raguet
Dozens of demonstrators demanding a more inclusive church listen on May 3 as Bishop Rosemarie Wenner (seen on the monitor behind them) tells them that the bishops of The United Methodist Church feel their pain. Their protest, at the 2012 General Conference in Tampa, Fla., came as a result of the stance on homosexuality taken by the legislative body. The demonstrators held Communion around the center table and sang songs, causing the presiding bishop to recess the morning session. The demonstrators left at the beginning of the afternoon session after discussion with several bishops and Wenner's statement to the entire conference. A UMNS photo by Paul Jeffrey.
Claver Gatete, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning of Rwanda speaking during the session: Inclusive Growth at the Annual Meeting 2017 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 19, 2017
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Scott Gegenheimer, Group Chief Executive Officer, Operations, Zain Group, Kuwait at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa 2017. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Jakob Polacsek
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Victoria Garcia receives a COVID-19 vaccination from RN Jennifer Case at Inclusive Action Mobile Vaccinations at McCarty Memorial Christian Church in Los Angeles, March 29, 2021. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker)
DPAC protest at Dept for Education for inclusive education - London 04.09.2013
Campaigners from disability groups Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) and Alliance for Inclusive Education (ALLFIE) protested outside the Dept. For Education to demand an end to increasing educational segregation of disabled children.
This protest was one of four simultaneous protests taking place as the culmination of a national week of action organised by Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) using the campaign title "Reclaiming Our Futures", and were aimed specifically at government departments whose actions are impacting severly on disabled people - Education, health, Transport and Energy.
Following the individual actions, all four groups of campaigners merged on the Dept for Work and Pensions headquarters for a larger protest against benefits cuts to disabled people which, they claim, affects them disproportionately.
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6 June 2017 - OECD Forum 2017: Discussion Café - Inclusive Growth & Civil Society. OECD, Paris, France.
Moderator
Carol Guthrie, Head, Public Affairs and Media, Public Affairs & Communications Directorate, OECD
Scene setting
Gabriela Ramos, Chief of Staff, G20 Sherpa & Special Counsellor to the Secretary-General, OECD
Discussion leaders
Dejan Bojanic, Vice-President, European Youth Forum
Lila Caballero, Policy Adviser, ActionAid UK
Tim Costello, Chief Advocate, World Vision Australia
Seamus Jeffreson, Director, CONCORD (tbc)
Rasmus Kjeldahl, Director, Børns Vilkår
Adrian Lovett, Europe Executive Director, ONE
Matthew Martin, Director, Overseas Development Institute
Kristina Persson, former Minister for Strategic Development and Nordic Cooperation, Sweden; Founder & Senior Advisor; Global Utmaning
Kélig Puyet, Director, Social Platform
Judith Randel, Co-Founder and Strategic Adviser, Development Initiatives
Leida Rijnhout, Programme Coordinator Resource Justice & Sustainability, Friends of the Earth Europe
Salil Shetty, Secretary General, Amnesty International
Photo: OECD/Hubert Raguet
In Montenegro, where existing social services are still lacking, the vulnerable ones continue to face numerous barriers to social inclusion. UNDP is making social services tailored to the needs of the most vulnerable, more accessible, and available in all municipalities. See more photos.
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Dozens of demonstrators, including Steve and Leigh Dry of Lexington, Mass., took over the floor of a May 3 session of the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Fla., demanding a more inclusive church. They held Communion around the center table and sang songs, causing the presiding bishop to recess the morning session. The demonstrators left at the beginning of the afternoon session after bishops publicly acknowledged to the demonstrators that they felt the pain they had experienced as a result of the conference's actions to continue the denomination's position on homosexuality. Leigh Dry is an alternate delegatefrom the New England Annual (regional) Conference. A UMNS photo by Paul Jeffrey.