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Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Maxwell Mkwezalamba (born December 22, 1959) is a Malawian politician and economist. He is Commissioner for Economic Affairs for the African Union Commission, a position he has held since May 2004. He is currently Minister of Finance in President Joyce Banda's government. He graduated in Economics from Chancellor College, University of Malawi with an honours degree in Economics, where he subsequently lectured and headed the Economics Department. He obtained a Master's degree in Economics in 1984 from the University of Manchester, UK, a Masters degree in Policy Economics in 1992 and a PhD in Economics in 1995 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA. In addition to lecturing at the University of Malawi, he has worked in various capacities for the Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the World Bank and the Malawi Government. He has also worked as a consultant on development, financial and economic management issues for the Malawi Government, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Bank, and the Germany Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ).Mkwezalamba was a founding member of the Economics Association of Malawi (ECAMA) and served as its first President between 1998 and 2000. He was a member of the Monetary Policy Committee and the Economic Management Team in Malawi between 2000 and 2003 and also served as Secretary to Cabinet Committees on the Economy and Budgetary and Financial Matters during the same period. Between 1997 and 2003, he served on Boards of several organizations, including National Roads Authority, Shire Bus Lines, David Whitehead and Sons, PFG Wright Insurance Brokers, and the Malawi Institute of Management.He has led and supervised the preparations of major technical and policy-oriented analytical work in Malawi, at the World Bank and at the African Union Commission. Some of this work includes "The Malawi Public Expenditure Review (2000)", "The Malawi Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (2000-02)", "The Review of the Implementation of the Malawi Poverty Reduction Strategy (2003)", and "The Review of the Attainment of the Millennium Development Goals in Africa- An African Common Position (2005)". He also contributed to the preparation of the "Malawi Country Economic Memorandum (1999-2000)"; two World Bank Structural Adjusment Credits (SACs) for Malawi, namely, "The Malawi Fiscal Restructuring and Deregulation Project (FRDP) I and II"; and Malawi's National Long-Term Perspective Study (NLTPS)- "Malawi Vision 2020". He has also provided strategic leadership in the annual joint publications of the African Union Commission, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the African Development Bank (AfDB), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). These include "Assessing Regional Integration in Africa", "Economic Report on Africa", "African Statistical Yearbook", and "Assessing Progress in the Attainment of the Millennium Development Goals in Africa. In addition, he has been Executive and Managing Editor of "African Integration Review", a biannual journal of the African Union Commission's Department of Economic Affairs. Since 2009, Mkwezalamba has served as the African Union's Sherpa for the G20 Summit. In this capacity, he has played a key role in articulating African Union's position in the G20 Sherpa meetings, that prepare for the G20 Summits of Leaders. Further, he has since 2008, played an active role in the preparations of the African Union for the G8 Summits, working closely with G8-Africa Personal Representatives of Heads of State and Government. While at the African Union Commission, Mkwezalamba has worked relentlessly in promoting Africa's integration, growth and development agenda. This has been done in collaboration with the African Union Member States, the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), and various partners, including the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)and the African Development Bank (AfDB). His focus has been on providing policy guidance, strategic thinking and direction, overall supervision and management, and leadership. The areas covered have included economic policy formulation, coordination and harmonization at the continental level; establishment of the pan-African financial institutions, namely, the African Central Bank, the African Investment Bank, and the African Monetary Fund; and private sector development, investment, and resources mobilization, including alternative sources of financing the African Union. Other areas have been economic cooperation and regional integration; statistical development in Africa; the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals in Africa; the integration of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) in the structures and processes of the African Union; and the development of Common African Positions related to economic, financial and developmet issues. Author of several papers and publications, Mkwezalamba's areas of specialization include Macro-Economic Theory and Policy, Monetary Economics, Public Finance, International Trade and Finance, and Economics of Development. He also has experience and expertise in Econometrics, Statistics, Regional Integration, Private Sector Development, and Investment Appraisal and Business Finance.. }

• Maxwell_Mkwezalamba abstract "Maxwell Mkwezalamba (born December 22, 1959) is a Malawian politician and economist. He is Commissioner for Economic Affairs for the African Union Commission, a position he has held since May 2004. He is currently Minister of Finance in President Joyce Banda's government. He graduated in Economics from Chancellor College, University of Malawi with an honours degree in Economics, where he subsequently lectured and headed the Economics Department. He obtained a Master's degree in Economics in 1984 from the University of Manchester, UK, a Masters degree in Policy Economics in 1992 and a PhD in Economics in 1995 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA. In addition to lecturing at the University of Malawi, he has worked in various capacities for the Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the World Bank and the Malawi Government. He has also worked as a consultant on development, financial and economic management issues for the Malawi Government, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Bank, and the Germany Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ).Mkwezalamba was a founding member of the Economics Association of Malawi (ECAMA) and served as its first President between 1998 and 2000. He was a member of the Monetary Policy Committee and the Economic Management Team in Malawi between 2000 and 2003 and also served as Secretary to Cabinet Committees on the Economy and Budgetary and Financial Matters during the same period. Between 1997 and 2003, he served on Boards of several organizations, including National Roads Authority, Shire Bus Lines, David Whitehead and Sons, PFG Wright Insurance Brokers, and the Malawi Institute of Management.He has led and supervised the preparations of major technical and policy-oriented analytical work in Malawi, at the World Bank and at the African Union Commission. Some of this work includes "The Malawi Public Expenditure Review (2000)", "The Malawi Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (2000-02)", "The Review of the Implementation of the Malawi Poverty Reduction Strategy (2003)", and "The Review of the Attainment of the Millennium Development Goals in Africa- An African Common Position (2005)". He also contributed to the preparation of the "Malawi Country Economic Memorandum (1999-2000)"; two World Bank Structural Adjusment Credits (SACs) for Malawi, namely, "The Malawi Fiscal Restructuring and Deregulation Project (FRDP) I and II"; and Malawi's National Long-Term Perspective Study (NLTPS)- "Malawi Vision 2020". He has also provided strategic leadership in the annual joint publications of the African Union Commission, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the African Development Bank (AfDB), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). These include "Assessing Regional Integration in Africa", "Economic Report on Africa", "African Statistical Yearbook", and "Assessing Progress in the Attainment of the Millennium Development Goals in Africa. In addition, he has been Executive and Managing Editor of "African Integration Review", a biannual journal of the African Union Commission's Department of Economic Affairs. Since 2009, Mkwezalamba has served as the African Union's Sherpa for the G20 Summit. In this capacity, he has played a key role in articulating African Union's position in the G20 Sherpa meetings, that prepare for the G20 Summits of Leaders. Further, he has since 2008, played an active role in the preparations of the African Union for the G8 Summits, working closely with G8-Africa Personal Representatives of Heads of State and Government. While at the African Union Commission, Mkwezalamba has worked relentlessly in promoting Africa's integration, growth and development agenda. This has been done in collaboration with the African Union Member States, the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), and various partners, including the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)and the African Development Bank (AfDB). His focus has been on providing policy guidance, strategic thinking and direction, overall supervision and management, and leadership. The areas covered have included economic policy formulation, coordination and harmonization at the continental level; establishment of the pan-African financial institutions, namely, the African Central Bank, the African Investment Bank, and the African Monetary Fund; and private sector development, investment, and resources mobilization, including alternative sources of financing the African Union. Other areas have been economic cooperation and regional integration; statistical development in Africa; the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals in Africa; the integration of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) in the structures and processes of the African Union; and the development of Common African Positions related to economic, financial and developmet issues. Author of several papers and publications, Mkwezalamba's areas of specialization include Macro-Economic Theory and Policy, Monetary Economics, Public Finance, International Trade and Finance, and Economics of Development. He also has experience and expertise in Econometrics, Statistics, Regional Integration, Private Sector Development, and Investment Appraisal and Business Finance.".