World Bank Managing Director, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
and External Affairs
invite you to a special film screening of
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| | Africa Investment Horizons |
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| | Africa Investment Horizons shows the |
| (Embedded image | tremendous gains being made in Africa's |
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| For more | of return on direct investment is found |
| information, | on the continent most people think of as |
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| Monday, July 7, | This one-hour documentary, produced by |
| 2008 | Carol Pineau, director and producer of |
| 1:00 - 2:30 pm | the award-winning documentary, Africa |
| Preston | Open for Business, shows that Africa may |
| Auditorium | be the next untapped investment |
| World Bank Main | destination. |
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| 1818 H Street NW | Did you know that Africa has more than |
| | 20 stock exchanges, some of the fastest |
| Refreshments will | growing economies, and the highest rate |
| be served | of return on direct investment in the |
| | world? Big investors have been investing |
| | in Africa for more than a decade, but |
| | most have kept quiet about the |
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| | DVDs will be on sale at the event (cash |
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OPENING REMARKS
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Managing Director, World Bank
Ms. Okonjo-Iweala is a Managing Director of the World Bank.
Previously, she was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria,
overseeing Nigeria?s External Relations, and also served as Minister
of Finance and Economy of Nigeria. Before 2003, Ms. Okonjo-Iweala
pursued a 21-year career as a development economist at the World
Bank, where she held the post of Vice President and Corporate
Secretary. She has received numerous awards, including Time
Magazine?s European Hero of the Year Award (2004) for her work on
economic reform in Nigeria, Euromoney Magazine Global Finance
Minister of the Year (2005), and Financial Times/The Banker African
Finance Minister of the Year (2005). She is a member or chair of
numerous boards and advisory groups, including DATA, the Clinton
Global Initiative, and the Nelson Mandela Institution.
DISCUSSION WITH FILMMAKER
Carol Pineau
Filmmaker, Journalist
Ms. Pineau is a journalist specializing in Africa for more than a
decade. She has reported for CNN, BBC, NPR, VOA, RFI and other major
worldwide broadcasters. Africa Open for Business, her first
long-format documentary, screened at the Cannes Film Festival, where
she was given the "African Vision Award" by Agoralumiere and was
voted BBC Documentary of the Year in 2006.
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