A high-level fireside dialogue between the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Olayemi Cardoso, and the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, will headline the 7th Africa Emerging Markets Forum.
The dialogue will take place at the CBN Headquarters, Abuja, on Wednesday, 29 July, and Thursday, 30 July 2026.
The 7th Africa Emerging Markets Forum
which will be hosted by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in collaboration with the Emerging Markets Forum (EMF) and the Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA), will convene senior policymakers, central bankers, ministers, development partners, private-sector leaders and leading economists from Africa and around the world to examine practical policy responses to an increasingly uncertain global economic environment.
The programme held under the theme “Building Resilience Amidst Geoeconomic Uncertainties,” the 7th Africa Emerging Markets Forum will be headlined by the Cardoso–Okonjo-Iweala fireside dialogue, which will explore how African economies can build resilience, sustain reform momentum, deepen regional integration and unlock long-term growth amid an increasingly fragmented global economy.
The 7th Africa Emerging Markets Forum will also feature ministerial keynote addresses by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, and the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Kingsley Udeh, underscoring the importance of coordinated fiscal, monetary and innovation policies in advancing Africa’s economic transformation and long-term resilience.