The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is set to host the 7th Africa Emerging Markets Forum, in collaboration with the Emerging Markets Forum and the Centre for the Study of the Economies in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.
The event, which is scheduled for 29th- 30th of July 2026, will feature the CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso and the Director-General, World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in a high-level fireside dialogue under the theme “Building Resilience Amidst Geoeconomic Uncertainties.
Organisers said the Cardoso–Okonjo-Iweala dialogue would anchor discussions on how African economies can build resilience, sustain reform momentum, deepen regional integration and unlock long-term growth in an increasingly fragmented global economy.
The forum is expected to bring together senior policymakers, central bankers, ministers, development partners, private-sector leaders and economists from Africa and beyond to weigh practical policy responses to a fraying global economic order.
The forum will also feature ministerial keynote addresses from the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, and the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Kingsley Udeh.
Other confirmed participants include Chief Economist and Senior Vice President for Development Economics at the World Bank Group, Indermit Gill; Founding Director and Chief Executive of the Emerging Markets Forum, Harinder Kohli; and the Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Professor Adamu Ahmed, alongside senior policymakers, academics and business leaders from across the continent.
Over the two days, participants are expected to examine macroeconomic stability, regional economic integration, cross-border payments, financial technology and infrastructure.
Other areas of focus are foreign direct investment, technology transfer and artificial intelligence, as well as food price volatility, inflation and monetary policy transmission in fragile and post-crisis economies.
