Comments on: An Invitation To A Discussion With Dr. Dambisa Moyo

By: Dr. Fuad Mohammed

Dr. Fuad Mohammed — Sat, 15 Nov 2014 08:32:57 +0000

Hi Dr. Dambisa , of course the leading economist of the world ; I’ve seen ‘The Dead Aid” westerns do not want to hear such a news which disproves their superiority……..any ways we Africans proud of you…….pls keep it up……From Ethiopia.

By: G H

G H — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:26:42 +0000

Gareth, thanks for arranging this and posting the audio. I found Dr. Moyo’s perspective deeply insightful. If you can arrange another in the future, a discussion of the super-cycle theories would be most welcome.

By: robit

robit — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:49:15 +0000

The UK’s Financial Times has a relevant article:
“Zuma warns on Africa’s trade ties to China
By Leslie Hook in Beijing
Jacob Zuma, the South African president, has warned that Africa’s burgeoning trade ties with China, the continent’s biggest trading partner, are “unsustainable in the long term”, underscoring the concerns some African countries have about an imbalance in trade ties.
Mr Zuma’s remarks were delivered to the high-level China-Africa Forum in Beijing, just minutes after Hu Jintao, Chinese president, pledged $20bn in loans to Africa, doubling the size of China’s lending pledge to Africa made at the last forum three years ago……snip”

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/33686fc4-d171-11e1-bbbc-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2140JhlxL

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By: robit

robit — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:18:30 +0000

I really do hope her view that China does not have intentions of hostile expansion is correct. I may not be around, but my grandchildren will.