Community Imperative or 'Business as Usual' before COVID-19?
Review previous posting from BEMA International on the 'Power of the Diaspora', September 2018.
https://www.blackemergmanagersassociation.org/2018/09/the-power-of-diaspora-sept-13-2018.html
Business as usual is dead. Collaborate, partner with BEMA International for the next phase beyond COVID-19, or continue on delayed course and business as usual.
We have solutions. Or shall we wait over another year and a half?
BEMA International
According to the African Development Bank (AfDB), African countries must invest USD$600-700 billion annually to meet the development needs of their growing populations. To achieve this investment goal, African governments are increasingly looking to the diaspora, amongst other measures. The African diaspora already contributes enormously to the continent’s economy through remittances: in 2018, Sub-Saharan Africa received an estimated USD$47 billion in remittances (World Bank)—compared to an estimated USD$32 billion in foreign direct investment (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development). Looking beyond remittances, the diaspora community also possesses other resources including knowledge, expertise, and networks that could greatly benefit the financial, trade, and technology sectors—and be leveraged for peace—if properly engaged.

Review previous posting from BEMA International on the 'Power of the Diaspora', September 2018.
https://www.blackemergmanagersassociation.org/2018/09/the-power-of-diaspora-sept-13-2018.html
Business as usual is dead. Collaborate, partner with BEMA International for the next phase beyond COVID-19, or continue on delayed course and business as usual.
We have solutions. Or shall we wait over another year and a half?
BEMA International
Wednesday, May 27 at 2:00 - 3:30 pm with Mr. Richmond Commodore, Policy Analyst, African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET), Ghana

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