Arkebe Oqubay
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Senior Minister and Special Adviser to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia
Dr Arkebe Oqubay is a Senior Minister and Special Adviser to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia. He has been at the centre of policymaking and government leadership for over 30 years. During his three decades of dedicated public service, Dr Arkebe has successfully led bold reforms and played a key role in Ethiopia’s economic transformation at different levels of government: as mayor of the capital city, Addis Ababa, as regional state governor, and as federal government cabinet minister. He has been recognized for his innovative and strategic leadership role in the economic transformation of Ethiopia ‒ which has become one of the world’s fastest-growing economies ‒ and for championing the country’s pioneering industrial development model, one that is being replicated across many African countries. Dr Arkebe has coordinated economic sector reforms through the Ethiopian Export Coordination Committee and the Ethiopian Investment Board, both chaired by the Prime Minister. He has also served as chair and vice-chair on the boards of several leading public corporations, including Ethiopian Airlines, Ethiopian Industrial Parks Development Corporation, and the Ethiopian Railway Corporation. He was also the founding chancellor of Addis Ababa Science and Technology University.
As mayor of Addis Ababa, the political and diplomatic capital of Africa, Minister Arkebe transformed the city into a vibrant business hub. He won the ABN Best African Mayor of 2006 Award, and was a finalist in the World Mayor Award 2006.
Dr Arkebe has tirelessly championed industrial development, promoting the development of the private sector, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and stimulated a record level of productive investment in the manufacturing and industrial sectors. He has undertaken effective resource mobilization through international partnerships, both with bilateral and multilateral development partners, and also with multinational investors. He successfully pioneered a new generation of industrial parks and special economic zones, fostered productive capacity, and led national urban transformation and the rapid development of economic infrastructure.
Dr Arkebe has been an advocate and champion for environmental sustainability within Africa and globally, implementing a green industrialization strategy, a key part of Ethiopia’s Climate-Resilient Green Economy Strategy. More recently, he has played a leading role in the formulation of Ethiopia’s responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly the repurposing of local industries to manufacture personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical supplies, and the development of institutional capacity and resilience in response to COVID-19.
In recognition of his commitment to the industrialization of developing countries and his distinguished achievements in spearheading Ethiopia’s export-led industrialization, and for promoting intra-African policy dialogue and economic ties, Dr Arkebe was presented with Japan’s most prestigious award, the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, by the Emperor of Japan.
In addition to his highly demanding government work, Dr Arkebe has been committed to ongoing learning and the contribution of academic knowledge to policymaking and practice. He holds several professorial appointments and research fellowship positions in leading universities and research institutions. He is Professor of Practice at the University of Johannesburg (South Africa), a Visiting Professor at Sciences Po (Paris) and Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), and a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Fudan University (Shanghai). He is a UNU-WIDER Honorary Research Fellow, a Distinguished Fellow at the London-based think-tank, the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), and a Research Associate at the Centre of African Studies in the University of London. He is the founder and chair of Policy Research Dialogue for Africa (http://www.prdafrica.org), an initiative that promotes the economic transformation, sustainable development, and economic governance of developing countries. He holds a PhD in development studies from SOAS, University of London.
His research interests focus on development economics, particularly industrial policy, private-sector development, productive capacity building, technology transfer/technological learning, structural transformation, economic catch-up, environmental sustainability, and fostering productive foreign direct investment (FDI) and international support for developing countries. For the past three decades, Dr Arkebe’s work has focused on policies and strategies for promoting economic diversification and green industrialization in developing countries and the lessons that latecomers can draw from the industrialization experiences of their forerunners, particularly the newly industrialized economies. His ability to combine the theoretical understanding of the process of industrialization with the practice of policy implementation has earned him recognition by the NewAfrican as one of the 100 Most Influential Africans of 2016 and a “leading thinker on Africa’s strategic development”.
His recent published works include, among others, a path-breaking book on the African industrialization experience, Made in Africa: Industrial Policy in Ethiopia (Oxford University Press, 2015); The Oxford Handbook of the Ethiopian Economy (Oxford University Press, 2019); How Nations Learn: Technological Learning, Industrial Policy, and Catch-Up (Oxford University Press, 2019); China‒Africa and an Economic Transformation (Oxford University Press, 2019); African Economic Development: Evidence, Theory, Policy (Oxford University Press, 2020); The Oxford Handbook of Industrial Hubs and Economic Development (Oxford University, 2020); and The Oxford Handbook of Industrial Policy (Oxford University Press, 2020).
Concluding note: Throughout his 30 years of public service at the highest level of Ethiopian government, Minister Arkebe has championed carbon-neutral industrialization, public-private sector partnership, social inclusiveness, and global collaboration. His work is defined by the conviction that consensus and team building, creating partnerships at regional and global level, learning from others, and implementing policies that are pragmatic, action oriented, and implementable are critical requirements for promoting industrialization and moving up the development ladder. This conviction has been strengthened by his long experience in policy design and implementation, and his educational background in international relations (MA), business management (MBA), and development economics (PhD). His prolific academic contributions throughout this process have served to complete the circle of theory/evidence and practice, forging strong linkages between the public, private, and academic sectors to create a model for late industrial and economic transformation.
II. Education (academic qualifications):
| Qualification Received | Year Obtained | Name of Institution |
| Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Development Studies (pass with no corrections, magna cum laude) | 2013 | SOAS, University of London, UK
https://www.soas.ac.uk/ |
| Master of Arts (MA) in International Relations | 1994 | University of Amsterdam,
The Netherlands https://www.uva.nl/en |
| Master of Business Administration (MBA) | 1995 | The Open University (OU),
Milton Keynes, UK http://www.open.ac.uk/ |
| Postgraduate Diploma in Manufacturing: Management and Technology (MMT) | 1996 | The Open University (OU),
Milton Keynes, UK http://www.open.ac.uk/ |
III. Selected awards and recognition
In recognition of his commitment to the industrialization of developing countries and his distinguished achievements in spearheading Ethiopia’s export-led industrialization, and for promoting intra-African policy dialogue and economic ties, Minister Arkebe has been awarded the following honors:
§ 2018: Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, presented by the Emperor of Japan.
§ 2017: Recognized by the New African as one of the 100 Most Influential Africans of 2016 and a “leading thinker on Africa’s strategic development” for work on industrialization and industrial policies, both theoretical and practical.
§ 2006: Best African Mayor Award, and finalist World Mayor Award, 2006.
IV. Key executive positions held:
1) Minister, Special Adviser to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia
September 2010‒present
Dr Arkebe Oqubay serves as a Senior Minister and Special Adviser to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Dr Abiy Ahmed (winner of the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize). He served two former prime ministers, Hailemariam Desalegn and the late Meles Zenawi. For over a decade, he has been playing a leading role in policy design and execution, monitoring and coordination of economic sectors, and development plans at federal/national and regional state levels. He has served as the coordinator of the National Exports Coordination Committee and the Ethiopian Investment Board, both chaired by the prime ministers.
Key achievements:
§ Champion of economic transformation: He played a key role in the design and execution of economic policies, and the planning, monitoring, and coordination of the two five-year plans – the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) I and II – covering the period 2011‒2020. GTP I and II were aimed at promoting rapid economic growth and structural change and accelerating the shift from an agrarian economy to manufacturing-led and private sector-driven industrialization.
§ Stimulating productive and sustainable investment: Following consultations with the private sector (both domestic and foreign), he initiated institutional reforms and new investment attraction strategies enabling the country to attract investment and establish opportunities for employment creation, industrial clusters, and productive capacity building in key priority sectors. Since then, FDI inflows to Ethiopia have exceeded US$25 billion, most of it directed at the manufacturing sector. He also played a key role in the formulation and implementation of policies to promote the development of agro-industry and horticulture exports.
§ Champion of industrial development: He pioneered the development of a new generation of industrial parks and special economic zones that support exports, employment, linkages, and green industrialization. He led a programme of international study tours to learn from successes and failures in industrial park development globally, which helped shape Ethiopian policy. He was responsible for introducing the institutional, legislative, and policy framework, and led both pilot and expansion phases in the development of a significant national network of industrial hubs within a record-breaking time.
§ Development of economic infrastructure and export logistics: He has served as vice-chair of the board of Ethiopian Airlines, which has emerged as the largest African carrier and diversified aviation group. He was chair of the board of the Ethiopian Railway Corporation, which has developed a green national electric-powered railway system that includes an export‒import economic corridor and the Addis Ababa light rail system.
§ International development partnerships: He has played a key role in fostering productive collaboration with international and bilateral development partners around sustainable industrialization, productive investment and exports, and the development of eco-industrial parks. He also initiated the Jobs Compact, a pioneering project jointly developed with the European Union, the World Bank, and the UK government, with the twin objectives of job creation and migration flow reduction.
2) State Minister, Ministry of Works and Urban Development
2006‒2010
As a state minister, Dr Arkebe designed national urban policy and transformation plans at federal level and coordinated federal agencies and corporations under the ministry, and in regional states.
Key achievements:
§ Pioneering industrialization and urban development: He introduced major urban transformation, promoting productive cities with an emphasis on job creation, poverty reduction, and the development of SMEs.
§ Developing urban governance: He launched a major urban governance programme to improve urban planning, rural‒urban linkages, services for citizens, and urban management capacity through training programmes and a new Master’s programme for urban managers.
§ Housing and urban infrastructure: He initiated national integrated housing development programmes involving the expansion of condominium houses in more than 65 cities and towns, together with urban infrastructure development programmes aimed at job creation, SME development, and urban transformation.
§ Domestic industrial capability: He led the policy work necessary for the development of the private sector, the national construction industry, and the building materials manufacturing sector, which in turn contributed to boosting the cement industry as one of Africa’s top three producers.
3) Selected government and public posts held, 2007‒present
Dr Arkebe has served as chair and vice-chair of several task forces and committees appointed by the Prime Minister. He has been a member of prime ministerial delegations to several bilateral and multilateral meetings and has represented the Prime Minister at numerous international forums and summits. He has led the board of directors of many leading public enterprises, including the following:
| Ethiopian Airlines | 2013‒present | Vice-Chair |
| Ethiopian Industrial Parks Development Corporation | 2014‒present | Chair |
| Ethiopian Railway Corporation | 2007‒15 | Chair |
| Addis Ababa Science and Technology University | 2009‒14 | Chair |
4) Mayor of Addis Ababa Metropolitan City
2002‒2006
As Mayor of Addis Ababa, Dr Arkebe’s key achievements were:
§ Private-sector development and job creation: He transformed the city of Addis Ababa into a vibrant, investment-friendly city and a thriving African political and diplomatic hub. The city recorded remarkably high economic growth and hundreds of thousands of jobs were created. Thousands of SMEs were established and supported, and reforms to attract investment were implemented. Opportunities for industrial clusters for large enterprises and SMEs were expanded.
§ Transformation of metropolitan city: He launched an innovative integrated housing development programme, the first of its type, that generated jobs, condominium housing, and home ownership with priority given to women; and city infrastructure and utilities were expanded. A green and clean city vision was introduced with community participation and public‒private partnerships.
§ Human capital and social inclusiveness: He was responsible for a major campaign to improve health and education, including an extensive anti-HIV campaign and the expansion of schools for more than 250,000 students, ending the practice of multiple shifts.
§ Urban governance reforms: He initiated new urban governance reforms and implemented city-wide restructuring and improvement of municipal services. The reform of the revenue collection systems resulted in increased city revenues.
§ International positioning: He promoted Addis Ababa as a true continental capital jointly with the African Union, UNECA and other partners; and led city cooperation with many cities worldwide including Leipzig (Germany), Johannesburg (South Africa), Beijing (China), and Chuncheon (South Korea). Addis Ababa’s transformation was recognized by UN-HABITAT, UNECA, the African Union, and others.
5) Vice Governor of a regional state
1998‒2001
As Vice Governor of a regional state, responsible for all economic sectors, including industry, trade, infrastructure, tourism, and urban development, Dr Arkebe introduced several sector-specific initiatives to promote investment, trade, and industry in order to expand employment opportunities for thousands of unemployed young people. Taking a hands-on approach, he chaired the Tourism Development Council, the Construction Development Council, the SME Development Council, and the Trade and Industry Council to ensure that each council made the maximum effort to implement the strategies effectively and achieve concrete results. Through his strong and visionary leadership, the regional state was able to register concrete results on the economic and social development front.
Key achievements:
§ Industrial capacity and economic reforms: He initiated economic reforms and industrial development programmes to improve the investment climate and urban‒rural linkages, and to develop SMEs. He introduced support packages for private-sector development and industrial clusters throughout towns and cities in order to increase job creation.
§ Governance reforms: He implemented urban governance reforms to improve municipal services in all towns and cities and introduced new local government legislation to increase decentralization and expand local government autonomy.
6) Industrial development and economic recovery
1991‒1998
During the Transitional Government of Ethiopia (1991‒1993), Dr Arkebe played a leading role in the economic recovery, reconstruction and development, and industrialization of the war-torn regions of Ethiopia. New industrial capacity was developed in various sectors, including textiles, leather, cement, pharmaceuticals, industrial engineering, services, and agro-industry, which created more than 25,000 direct jobs.
V. International research and academic achievements
Dr Arkebe holds professorial positions in Africa, Europe, and Asia. He is Professor of Practice at the South African Research Chair in Industrial Development (SARCID), University of Johannesburg, and a Visiting Professor at other leading universities in Europe and Asia.
1) Professorial posts
| Professorial Position | Institution |
| Professor of Practice | South African Research Chair in Industrial Development (SARCID), University of Johannesburg https://www.uj.ac.za/ |
| Visiting Professor | School of Public Policy, Sciences Po, Paris, France
https://www.sciencespo.fr/en |
| Senior Visiting Professor | School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore https://www.ntu.edu.sg/ |
| Distinguished Visiting Professor | School of International Relations and Public Affairs (SIRPA), Fudan University, Shanghai, China https://sirpa-en.fudan.edu.cn/ |
| Professional Affiliate | Santanna Institute of Economics, School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy https://www.santannapisa.it/en/university/school |
2) Research fellowships and international advisory boards
| Fellowship & Advisory Board | Institution |
| ODI Distinguished Fellow | Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London, UK
https://www.odi.org/ |
| UNU-WIDER Honorary Fellow | United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research https://www.wider.unu.edu/ |
| Member of the International Board | African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET),
Accra, Ghana https://acetforafrica.org/ |
| Research Associate | Centre for African Studies, University of London, UK
https://www.soas.ac.uk/ |
| Senior Research Fellow, Member of International Advisory Board | Centre for Economic Catch-up (CEC), Seoul National University,
Republic of Korea http://www.catch-up.org/main/?skin=index.html |
| International Advisory Board Member | The Shanghai Forum, China
https://shanghaiforum.fudan.edu.cn/forumen/main.htm |
| Founder and Chair | Policy, Research, Dialogue for Africa
https://www.prdafrica.org |
VI. International engagement
Dr Arkebe has acquired extensive experience in international development cooperation, building enduring and productive partnerships with international development partners, the private sector, civil society, and international research centres.
He currently serves on a number of international advisory boards, and through policy dialogue, participation in international forums, and policy research, he promotes international development, global collaboration, and the development agenda, and more specifically the industrialization and economic transformation of developing countries.
He has successfully mobilized the resources required to support development priorities and industrial development initiatives. He has been actively engaged in resource mobilization for the development of industrial parks, key infrastructure, and cities. He also played a key role in attracting tens of billions of dollars of FDI into the manufacturing and other productive sectors.
Dr Arkebe is a regular contributor of commentaries to the Financial Times, Project Syndicate, ODI, UNU-WIDER, UNECA, AfDB, ACET, Brookings Institution, and OECD Development Centre. Among other subjects, his commentaries and papers have focused on industrialization and economic transformation, developing countries, COVID-19, and the economic crisis. On numerous occasions, he has participated as an international speaker in global forums addressing diverse issues, particularly Africa’s transformation and industrialization, Africa’s global partnership, and policy advocacy for developing countries.
He has built an impressive network of ongoing research collaboration and dialogue with researchers from leading universities across the globe as well as with key UN and other agencies, including UNIDO, UNCTAD, UNECA, UNU-WIDER, African Union Commission (AUC), The World Bank and IFC, OECD Development Centre, and bilateral agencies in China, Germany, and Japan.
Representing Africa and his government, he has presented keynote speeches at international forums focusing on climate change, investment, trade, economic growth, and global collaboration. These include the Copenhagen Environment Summit (Copenhagen, 2016); Marshall Plan with Africa (Berlin, 2018); UNCTAD Trade and Development Board (Geneva, 2019); Shanghai International Forum (2016); OECD Development Centre‒African Union Forum (Antananarivo, Madagascar and Madrid, Spain, 2019); ministerial cabinet-level policy dialogue sessions in Kampala, Accra, Nairobi (2016, 2017, 2019); Africa Growth Summit (Paris, 2016); and Economist Ethiopia Summit (Addis Ababa, 2016). He has presented at international investment forums in Washington (2018); London (2017, 2018); Amsterdam (2017); Hong Kong (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018); Seoul (2016); and Tokyo (2016, 2018). VII. Selected recent publications Linking empirical research to sound industrialization strategy
What distinguishes Dr Arkebe from others engaged in shaping development strategy and industrial policy is his strong belief in sound empirical research to guide policy. Over the past several years, Dr Arkebe has been productively involved in policy research, in particular on industrial development, with a special focus on enterprise development, the role of the private sector in economic development, technology and know-how transfer to developing regions, economic transformation, and public policy.
Dr Arkebe’s research focus is on leading issues in development economics, with an emphasis on economic development and economic transformation, private-sector development, industrial development, industrial policy and economic catch-up, environmental sustainability, Africa, and global transformation. Among Dr Arkebe’s recent publications are the following:
1) Books:
His most recent publications include:
(1) Made in Africa: Industrial Policy in Ethiopia (Oxford University Press, 2015), a research monograph.
(2) The Oxford Handbook of the Ethiopian Economy (Oxford University Press, 2019), co-edited with Fantu Cheru and Christopher Cramer.
(3) China‒Africa and an Economic Transformation (Oxford University Press, 2019), co-edited with Justin Yifu Lin.
(4) How Nations Learn: Technological Learning, Industrial Policy, and Catch-up (Oxford University Press, 2019), co-edited with Kenichi Ohno.
(5) African Economic Development: Evidence, Theory, Policy (Oxford University Press, 2020), a research monograph, authored with Christopher Cramer and John Sender.
(6) The Oxford Handbook of Industrial Hubs and Economic Development (Oxford University Press, 2020), co-edited with Justin Yifu Lin.
(7) The Oxford Handbook of Industrial Policy (Oxford University Press, 2020), co-edited with Christopher Cramer, Ha-Joon Chang, and Richard Kozul-Wright.
Forthcoming titles delivered and under review (2021‒22):
(1) The Oxford Handbook of the South African Economy (Oxford University Press), co-edited with Fiona Tregenna and Imraan Valodia.
(2) Industrial Hubs and Development (Oxford University Press), a research monograph.
(3) The Art of Industrial Policy (Oxford University Press), a research monograph, co-authored with José Antonio Ocampo.
(4) The Handbook of Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability (Oxford University Press), co-edited with John Mathews.
(5) China’s Growth and Global Transformation (Oxford University Press), co-edited with José Antonio Ocampo.
2) Recent book chapters and research papers:
He has authored papers and academic articles on structural change and catch-up, industrial policy, economic development, African economic transformation, and Africa and global cooperation. The most recent papers and book chapters are the following:
‘Africa’s Economic Transformation and the Future of EU-Africa Cooperation’, CESifo Forum 2, Volume 21 (July 2020) pp. 3‒10.
‘Industrial Policy and Covid-19 Responses’, África: Integración Económica Y Transformaciones Estructurales (May‒June 2020) pp. 97‒113.
‘The Theory and Practice of Industrial Policy’, in Arkebe Oqubay, Christopher Cramer, Ha-Joon Chang and Richard Kozul-Wright (eds) (2020) The Oxford Handbook of Industrial Policy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 17‒60.
‘Literature Review: Industrial Hubs and Economic Development’, in Arkebe Oqubay and Justin Yifu Lin (eds) (2020) The Oxford Handbook of Industrial Hubs and Economic Development. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 15‒39.
‘Industrial Hubs as Development Incubators: Asian Pioneers’, in Arkebe Oqubay and Justin Yifu Lin (eds) (2020) The Oxford Handbook of Industrial Hubs and Economic Development. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 524‒58.
‘A Strategic Approach to Industrial Hubs: Learning in Ethiopia’, in Arkebe Oqubay and Justin Yifu Lin (eds) (2020) The Oxford Handbook of Industrial Hubs and Economic Development. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 877‒913.
‘Industrial Hubs and Economic Development: Conclusion and Pathways to the Future’, in Arkebe Oqubay and Justin Yifu Lin (eds) (2020) The Oxford Handbook of Industrial Hubs and Economic Development. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 1121‒32.
‘The Journey of Ethiopian Airlines: Technological Learning and Catch-up’, in Arkebe Oqubay and Kenichi Ohno (eds) (2019) How Nations Learn: Technological Learning, Industrial Policy, and Catch-up. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 235‒61.
‘Learning to Catch up in Africa’, in Arkebe Oqubay and Kenichi Ohno (eds) (2019) How Nations Learn: Technological Learning, Industrial Policy, and Catch-up. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 285‒309.
‘How Nations Learn: Implications for Latecomers and Pathways to the Future’, in Arkebe Oqubay and Kenichi Ohno (eds) (2019) How Nations Learn: Technological Learning, Industrial Policy, and Catch-up. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 310‒19.
‘Catalyzing China‒Africa Ties for Africa’s Structural Transformation: Lessons from Ethiopia’, in Arkebe Oqubay and Justin Yifu Lin (eds) (2019) China‒Africa and an Economic Transformation. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 282‒309.
‘The Future of China‒Africa Economic Ties: New Trajectory and Possibilities’, in Arkebe Oqubay and Justin Yifu Lin (eds) (2019) China‒Africa and an Economic Transformation. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 310‒24.
‘Industrial Policy and Late Industrialization in Ethiopia’, in Fantu Cheru, Christopher Cramer, and Arkebe Oqubay (eds) (2019) The Oxford Handbook of the Ethiopian Economy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 605‒29.
‘The Structure and Performance of the Ethiopian Manufacturing Sector’, in Fantu Cheru, Christopher Cramer, and Arkebe Oqubay (eds) (2019) The Oxford Handbook of the Ethiopian Economy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 630‒50.
‘Ethiopia: Lessons from an Experiment’, in Celestine Monga and Justin Yifu Lin (eds) (2019) The Oxford Handbook of Structural Transformation. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 591‒618.
3) Recent op-eds, blogs, and articles on COVID-19 and industrialization
Through personal blogs and op-eds, he has made a determined effort to share Africa’s experience of dealing with the COVID-19 crisis and the country’s attempt to quickly repurpose existing industries to manufacture badly needed medical equipment. These editorials and opinion pieces have appeared in Project Syndicate, The Financial Times, and Harvard Business Review, among others.
§ Project Syndicate
‘Boris Johnson’s New Model Colonial Policy’, Project Syndicate (18 June 2020).
‘Ethiopia’s Unconventional COVID-19 Response’, Project Syndicate (29 May 2020).
‘How Africa can Fight the Pandemic’, Project Syndicate (17 April 2020).
‘When COVID-19 Comes to Africa’, Project Syndicate (13 March 2020).
‘Stop the Posturing on COVID-19’, Project Syndicate (5 March 2020).
§ The Financial Times
'“Global Britain” needs to fix its visa process’, The Financial Times (11 February 2020).
§ Harvard Business Review
‘5 Principles to Guide Adaptive Leadership’, Ben Ramalingam, David Nabarro, Dame Ruth Carnall, Arkebe Oqubay, and Leni Wild, Harvard Business Review (September 11, 2020).
§ Blogs, Overseas Development Institute
‘Adaptive Leadership in the COVID-19 response: insights from Ethiopia’, ODI Blogs (27 May 2020).
‘Governments must catch up to curb the coronavirus pandemic’, ODI Blogs (17 March 2020).
‘Will the 2020s be the decade of Africa’s economic transformation?’, ODI Blogs (14 January 2020).
‘Why industrialisation is vital for the African Continental Free Trade Agreement to succeed’, ODI Blogs (20 November 2019).
§ Development Matters, OECD Development Centre
‘COVID-19-An Unprecedented Threat Requires Unprecedented Leadership’, Development Matters (24 April 2020).
‘Ethiopia’s Response to COVID-19’, Development Matters (26 May 2020).
‘How do Nations Learn? Why Development is First and Foremost About Learning’, Development Matters (28 November 2019).
§ The World Bank
‘Government Policy Responses to COVID-19 and the Private Sector in Africa: Lessons from Ethiopia’, World Bank webinar (7 May 2020).
‘AFRONOMICS: Responses to COVID-19 in Africa: Lessons from Ethiopia’, World Bank podcast (13 July 2020).
‘Global Value Chains in the Time of COVID-19: The Experience of Ethiopia and Vietnam’, World Bank webinar (29 July 2020).
§ UNIDO
‘Achieving inclusive and sustainable industrialization and the SDGs in a post-pandemic world’, UNIDO’s high-level virtual event (speakers include UNIDO’s Director General Li Yong, Professor Jeffery Sachs, and Ann Rosenberg), 20 October 2020.
Selected links (alphabetical):
ACET: https://acetforafrica.org/tag/oqubay/
AfDB: https://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Publications/How_they_did_it_V1_I_2_How_they_did_it_V1_I_2.pdf; https://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Publications/How_they_did_it_Vol_2_Issue_1.pdf
Brookings Institution: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2020/03/12/asias-economic-transformation-lessons-for-africa/
CESifo: https://www.cesifo.org/DocDL/CESifo-Forum-2020-2-july.pdf
Financial Times: https://www.ft.com/content/eb28d956-4cb5-11ea-95a0-43d18ec715f5
Harvard Business Review: https://hbr.org/2020/09/5-principles-to-guide-adaptive-leadership
ICE: http://www.revistasice.com/index.php/ICE/article/view/7055
ODI: https://www.odi.org/staff/arkebe-oqubay
OECD Development Centre: https://oecd-development-matters.org/?s=Arkebe+Oqubay
OUP: https://global.oup.com/academic/search?q=Arkebe+Oqubay&cc=us&lang=en
PRD for Africa: https://www.prdafrica.org
Project Syndicate: https://www.project-syndicate.org/columnist/arkebe-oqubay
UNECA: https://www.uneca.org/blogs/unprecedented-global-threat-deserves-unprecedented-leadership
UNIDO: https://www.unido.org/sites/default/files/files/2020-10/Agenda%20-%20UNIDO%20and%20SDSN%2020-Oct-2020.pdf
UNU-WIDER: https://www.wider.unu.edu/expert/arkebe-oqubay
World Bank: https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/podcast/2020/07/13/afronomics-responses-to-covid-19-in-africa-lessons-from-ethiopia-featuring-dr-arkebe-oqubay-senior-minister-and-special-advisor-to-the-prime-minister-of-ethiopia
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