Inaugural Seminar on Capacity Building, Governance and Economic Reform in Africa : Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire, 2-3 November 1999

The Joint African Institute was established by the African Development Bank, the IMF and the World Bank. This first seminar aimed to provide participants from multilateral institutions, the African public sector, and African academics, with a forum to discuss approaches to improving systems of governance and finding workable capacity-building solutions to Africa's economic development process.