Approaching climate risk from an asset owner perspective
Thursday 7 April
Lecture and conversation with Benedict Oramah
The Wheeler Institute was proud to partner with the Royal African Society (RAS) in hosting the RAS 2024 Annual Lecture, featuring Professor Benedict Oramah, President & Chairman of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). This lecture brought together leaders, policymakers, and professionals to explore Africa’s evolving role in global trade and the potential for deeper economic…
Designing Africa-Centric Growth Models for 2050
As part of the Private Sector Development Research Network event series, this write-up focuses on a webinar that was hosted by the International Finance Corporation the session was led by Marcio Cruz, principal economist with the Economic Policy Research unit and moderated by Andrew Dabalen, Chief Economist, Africa, World Bank Group (WBG). Imagine it’s 2050. Across Africa, 2.5…
Money Capital: New Monetary Principles for a More Prosperous Society
Please note this event has now passed. You can read the event write up and watch the event video here. Economists Haizhou Huang (Managing Director and Management Committee Member at China International Capital Corporation Limited) and Patrick Bolton (Professor of Finance and Economics and Imperial College London) visited London Business School to lead a discussion…
Understanding a Global Superpower: Another Look at the Chinese Economy
Please note: this event has now passed. You can find the event write up and event video here. How has China’s economy become one of the largest in the world, what impact has it had and how will it change the future? On Thursday 10th October the Wheeler Institute opened a new World Series of…
23rd Africa Business Summit: Designing Africa-Centric Growth Models for 2050
On 31 May 2025, the Africa Business Club at London Business School, with the support of the Wheeler Institute, hosted the 23rd Africa Business Summit under the theme: Designing Africa-centric Growth Models for 2050: 25 Years to Build, 2.5 Billion Futures to Shape. Against a backdrop of mounting global uncertainty and shifting development paradigms, the…
Global economic prospects
The Wheeler Institute was very pleased to host Ayhan Kose, Deputy Chief Economist at the World Bank Group on Wednesday 19th February 2025 for a discussion on the future of emerging and developing economies (EMDEs) at London Business School. Opening and closing remarks were made by the Dean of London Business School Sergei Guriev. Lucrezia…