About this Event
The third webinar in a seven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.
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Featuring:
Thabi Leoka - Economist
Thabi Leoka began her career as an economist with Investec Asset Management in South Africa and London. She also worked as an emerging markets economist at Barclays Bank in London, before becoming head of economic research for South Africa at Standard Bank and then chief economist for South Africa at Renaissance Capital. Thabi was named the 2017 Economist of the Year by ABSIP. She writes regularly for various publications in South Africa and abroad. She holds a PhD in Economics from the University of London, an MSc in Economics and Economic History from the London School of Economics and an MA (Hons) from the University of the Witwatersrand.
Co-sponsors: MIT Center for International Studies (CIS), MISTI MIT-Africa Program, TRUE Africa University (TAU)
About the MIT X TAU webinar series:
The Center for International Studies (CIS) and the MISTI MIT-Africa Program has partnered with TRUE Africa University (TAU) to host its second annual webinar series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa. Thursdays at noon EST, starting on March 3, TAU founder, MIT alumnus, and CIS research affiliate Claude Grunitzky, will interview the thinkers, shapers and doers who are impacting the future of Africa. Each webinar promises to be a genre-defining look into the opportunities and challenges facing the African continent and its people over the coming century.
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