This program will feature panelists from the US Department of Commerce (USDoC), private sector companies engaged in African investment, and African University representatives. The panel will begin with a brief overview of the landscape of US investment in Africa from Robert Telchin (US DoC), after which panelists will give brief remarks about their experiences with private sector engagement in Africa. The panelists will then engage in a dialogue with the audience about the potential of innovative partnerships to shape future engagement among African and global universities; private sector investors; non-governmental and governmental actors
and others to meet global challenges.
A 2-day training for international business professionals on the basics of global management, marketing, trade finance, and logistics.
Michigan State UniversityDepartment of Economics hostsMichael Bordo,Board of Governors Professor of Economics, Rutgers University, on November 9, 2018 tospeak on Central Bank Digital Currency and the Future of Monetary Policy. A number of major central banks over the world are actively exploring the initiation of sovereign digital currencies. In this analysis, Professor Bordo considers how a central bank digital currency (CBDC) can transform all aspects of the international monetary system and facilitate the systematic and transparent conduct of monetary policy. Biography at:https://economics.rutgers.edu/component/content/article?id=217:bordo-michael-d. Moreinformation at:http://econ.msu.edu/seminars/index.php.All seminars are in the Koo Room (Rm. 5A Marshall-Adams Hall; annex behind the main building) unless otherwise noted.