'Private sector must be the engine of growth'

Q & A/ Zephirin Diabre

 Also, such cooperation is particularly important for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).  In India recently to explore avenues for South-South cooperation, Diabre spoke to Business Standard about the challenges to the process and the role of the private sector in progress towards the MDGs.
Excerpts:  What is the outlook for the achievement of the MDGs?
The prospects are quite good in south Asia. The goal of halving poverty is going to be met globally because of the progress made by India and China. Of the 59 priority countries that are in danger of not being able to meet the MDGs, only six or seven are in south or east Asia. However, sub-Saharan Africa is still lagging behind and many think Africa is going to miss these goals.  Isn