1:00pm – 2:30pm

Panel 8 - Mobilizing resources for sustainable development in LDCs

Moderator: Prof. Jose Antonio Ocampo, Chair, United Nations Committee for Development Policy (virtual)

Keynote Speaker: Ms. Frannie Léautier, CEO, SouthBridge Investments (virtual)

Panellists:

• Ms. Zaneta Kubik: Foreign direct investment in the African food and agriculture sector: trends and determinants
• Mr. Pierre Nziengui Mamboundou: Analyse de l’impact d’une réforme de la TVA sur les inégalités de genre et la pauvreté au Burkina Faso
• Mr. Olivier Cattaneo: Financing the transition to sustainable development in Least Developed Countries: challenges and opportunities (virtual) 
• Ms. Florence Muleya: The allure of commercial debt: the case of Zambia and Mozambique (virtual)
• Mr. Daniel Coppard: Reversing the trends that leave LDCs behind (virtual)
• Mr. Théogène Nsengiyumva: Financement des microentreprises au Burundi : Rôle de la microfinance (virtual)
• Mr. Daniel Gay: A Critical Reflection on International Support for Least Developed Countries

Interactive discussion