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Engaging Africa on the London Summit(londonsummit.gov.uk)
Updated: 2009-03-20 16:34
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown hosted a meeting with influential African leaders, finance ministers and central bank governors on Monday March 16, in preparation for the London Summit and to hear the views of African nations on the global economic crisis and African contributions to the debate on how to deal with it. The economic downturn could have severe consequences for the developing world. The Department for International Development (DfID) estimates that 90 million more people could be forced into poverty by the end of next year and new estimates suggest the fight against extreme poverty could be put back by up to three years. Douglas Alexander, the UK's Minister for International Development and Foreign Office Minister Lord Malloch-Brown also attended the meeting. |
