SARChI-ID also played an important role as the African Regional Partner for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization’s (UNIDO) Industrial Development Report (IDR) 2026, leading the Africa component of the report. In addition, SARChI-ID partnered in the regional launch of the Industrial Development Report 2024 at the Industrial Development Corporation in Johannesburg. The Chair hosted, co-hosted, or partnered in several major events, numerous seminars, webinars, and book launches during the year, including: The Fifth Young Scholars Conference on Structural Change and Industrial Policy in Africa, the Industrial Policy for Policy Makers (IPPM) programme. The Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) Annual Forum. The Rethinking Economics for Africa (REFA) Festival. Minister Gwede Mantashe delivered the Second Elijah Barayi Memorial Lecture, a significant annual public event hosted by SARChI-ID in partnership with the DEL. The biweekly Industrial Development and Policy Seminar Series (IDPSS). SARChI-ID, together with UNIDO and the Industrial Development Corporation, hosted the regional launch of the IDR 2024 in Johannesburg. Fifth Young Scholars Conference on Structural Change and Industrial Policy in Africa. The Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) Annual Forum Minister Gwede Mantashe delivered the Second Elijah Barayi Memorial Lecture, a significant annual public event hosted by SARChI-ID in partnership with the DEL 43 College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2025
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