Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank on 23rd of this month. <br/><br/>Briefing media in New Delhi, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das said, it is the first time in the history of the AfDB Group that India will be hosting the Annual Meetings of the Bank. <br/><br/>He said, the meeting will be held from 22nd to 26th May at Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Mr Das said, the annual meetings are the largest event of the Bank, which would witness about 3000 delegates from 81 member countries from across the world. He said, during the course of the event, the Board of Governors of the Bank will meet to dwell upon the major developmental challenges facing the African countries and the ways to achieve an inclusive and sustainable growth. <br/><br/>He said, African Development Bank has adopted a strategy called "High 5s", which focuses on five major developmental priorities comprising agriculture, energy, industrialization, regional connectivity, and improved quality of life through access to social and economic opportunities. <br/><br/>He added that the core theme of the event is "Transforming Agriculture for wealth creation in Africa". <br/>'<br/>Click here to Reply or Forward