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Strengthening Africa-Asia Trade: Financial Infrastructure for South-South Cooperation

Economic ties between Africa and Asia are becoming increasingly important to global growth. This dialogue examines how trade, payments, and investment relationships between the two regions can be strengthened in a digital economy.

This dialogue examines how trade, payments, and investment relationships between the two regions can be strengthened in a digital economy. Lessons from Asia’s economic transformation are considered alongside Africa’s integration agenda, highlighting pathways for deeper South–South collaboration that support resilience, diversification, and shared growth.

Speakers

Afrika Jean-Guy

Afrika Jean-Guy

Chief Executive Officer, Rwanda Development Board

Kwan Chi Man

Kwan Chi Man

Group Chief Executive Officer, Raffles Family Office

Leiming Chen

Leiming Chen

Senior Vice President & Chief Sustainability Officer, Ant International

Dr. Patrick Njoroge

Dr. Patrick Njoroge

Former Governor, Central Bank of Kenya

Moderator

Sopnendu Mohanty

Sopnendu Mohanty

Group Chief Executive Officer, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)