African Center for Economic Transformation

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African Center for Economic Transformation
AbbreviationACET
Formation2008
Type Think Tank
Location
  • Accra, Ghana
President
 K.Y. Amoako
Website www.acetforafrica.org

The African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) is a non-profit Accra-based think tank. [1]

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ACET economists, researchers, and support staff advise African governments [2] —including Ghana, Liberia, Mozambique, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone—on economic matters.[ citation needed ] They produce reports [3] and organizes meetings and conferences [4] and other events to promote development in Africa through economic transformation (as opposed to growth). [5] They advise on increasing FDI inflows, recommend export promotion policies and strategies, and steer education and skills development. [1]

History

ACET was founded in 2008 by K.Y. Amoako, a Ghanaian-born former United Nations Under-Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. Yaw Ansu became its chief economist. [6] The organization began producing reports and providing advice and statistical information which led to the developing, negotiating, and administering of agreements between governments and petroleum and mineral companies. [7] Shortly thereafter ACET staff published Looking East, an analysis of technology transfer opportunities created by Chinese investment in Africa. [8]

In 2014 ACET produced and published an overall report entitled Growth with Depth: The 2014 African Transformational Report. [9] [10]

In 2015 the organization released the results of a study showing that Ghana's economy can be significantly strengthened through improvements in agriculture. [11] [12] That year its members also organized a conference, Mining Governance in Ghana. [13]

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