Economy of Communion International Conference in Nairobi, Kenya
27-31 May 2015
«According to the World Bank, an annual growth of more than 6%, places the Sub-Saharan African countries among those in the world that register greater economic development and attract more investments. However, poverty and inequality remain unacceptably high. Very low wages and high prices due to monopoly generate a wild market economy and exploitation of the poor which threaten to overwhelm the cultures of African countries and disperse their two great values of community and communion». Betty Njagi, a Kenyan professor at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, used these words to describe the current economic situation in Africa on the eve of the Economy of Communion International Conference (EoC) to be held in Nairobi, Kenya on May 27-31, 2015.
Many are looking foward to this conference. When Luigino Bruni, an Italian member of the EoC International Commission and a professor of Political Economy at LUMSA University, Rome spoke about it, he said: «It will focus on communion and creativity. Today we need an injection of creativity that allows us to produce “new cakes” and not just dish out the ones that already exist or are produced elsewhere. This is true for Africa and for the Economy of Communion worldwide».
A participant coming from Europe wrote a very meaningful reflection on Facebook: “On these flights to the South of the world one breathes an air of creativity and vitality».
Updated on May 27, 2015
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