GHANA TO HOST SECOND AFRICAN FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE,
MAY 30-31 2007, ACCRA-GHANA

The government of Ghana through the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning and the Ministry of Energy is hosting the Second high level Financing for Development Conference in Accra on 30-31 May, 2007 under the theme “Infrastructure for Growth; the Energy Challenge”.

African Ministers of Finance as well as Ministers of Energy and senior officials from the donor community are expected to attend. The main focus of the meeting will be directed at the energy sector, particularly its’ financing needs and how to maximize its contribution to the growth agenda required to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by the 2015 target.

The Accra Conference will also take stock of progress achieved by African countries and donors in respect of the undertakings and commitments made at recent high-level meetings in Gleneagles, Abuja and Singapore. Particular attention will be paid to the commitments made in the areas of costed multi-year educational plans, financing of education, and mainstreaming of education in national budgets.

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Development Bank are collaborating with Ghana to host the conference.


ISSUED BY PUBLIC RELATIONS UNIT
MINISTRY OF FINANCE & ECONOMIC PLANNING