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    IMF appoints Nigerian businessman, Tony Elumelu to advisory council

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    The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has appointed Nigerian billionaire and group chairman of Heirs Holdings, owners of United Bank of Africa, Tony Elumelu to its advisory council on entrepreneurship and growth, convened by Kristalina Georgieva, the fund managing director.

    The announcement was disclosed in a statement on Friday.

    According to the statement, the IMF advisory council comprises global business leaders, policymakers, and academics dedicated to identifying and addressing regulatory barriers to entrepreneurship.

    The IMF said Elumelu will be instrumental in ensuring that Africa’s entrepreneurship is central in policy making.

    “Elumelu, Africa’s leading advocate of entrepreneurship and whose Foundation has funded, mentored, and trained over 25,000 African entrepreneurs since 2015, champions entrepreneurship as the engine for the economic transformation of Africa,” the statement reads.

    “A self-made entrepreneur, Elumelu’s embracing of entrepreneurship is fundamental to his concept of Africapitalism, his belief that Africa’s private sector can and must play a leading role in the continent’s development, making long-term investments that deliver social and economic value.

    “Elumelu will be instrumental in ensuring that Africa’s entrepreneurial potential is central to global economic policy making.”

    Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the advisory council on March 26, Georgieva said the appointees would share their experiences on how macroeconomic and financial policies “can provide a supportive environment for innovation, entrepreneurship, and productivity — key ingredients for a thriving private sector and strong economic growth”.

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