On October 25th, the President of IPDAL, Paulo Neves, and the former Secretary General and current Member of the Board, Filipe Domingues, were distinguished with the Order of Saint Charles, from Colombia, in the ranks of Commander and Officer, respectively. This decoration, one of the most important in the country, aims to honor those who stood out in the field of international relations. In their speeches, both Paulo Neves and Filipe Domingues highlighted the relevance of Colombia, the continued work that has been done with the various Ambassadors who have represented the country in Portugal and the importance of building…
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In Marrakesh, the President of IPDAL, Paulo Neves, participated and was a speaker at the 12th edition of the Atlantic Dialogues, a high-level forum organized annually by the think tank Policy Center for the New South to discuss regional challenges with public and private actors.
Javier Milei won the second round of the presidential elections in Argentina with 56% of the votes, defeating the incumbent Minister of Economy, Sérgio Massa, who obtained 44% of the votes. The economist will assume the country’s presidency during the biggest economic crisis in recent decades. Argentina currently has inflation of 140% and almost half of the population (around 40%) currently lives below the poverty line. In his victory speech, the next president of Argentina promised that he will be able to get the country out of the serious situation it is going through. Despite his little political experience, Milei’s…
IPDAL and the Office for Spain, Italy and Portugal of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation organized a lunch-debate to present and discuss a report dedicated to the security challenges faced by the European Union and how these shaped its foreign policy vision. The lunch was attended by several Portuguese experts on security and defense topics, who contributed their views on the subject of the report.
In recent years, companies’ concern for the topic of sustainability has evolved a lot. Companies have the ambition to be greener, responsible and inclusive. The spontaneous feedback obtained from the business community is that companies want to know where they are and where they are going in terms of sustainability, however, they lack the means and tools. In other words, they want to move from intentions to actions. Caixa, in order to respond to regulatory obligations and support its customers in the sustainability agenda, is a pioneer in the development and implementation of an ESG Rating Model. In the new…
IPDAL was present at another edition of the Diplomatic Bazaar, being accompanied this year by the Embassy of El Salvador and representing the Embassy of Guatemala in France in Portugal. Over the two days of this charity event, November 3rd and 4th, the public had contact with typical Latin American products through our stand, which was visited by the President of the Republic. This year’s sales will be donated in full to institutions that support victims of abuse.
As part of the long-standing partnership between IPDAL and Caixa Geral de Depósitos, we are pleased to disclose some of the Portuguese bank’s solutions to support foreign trade, highlighting the new Finance Helpdesk for Exporters and Importers. Caixa Geral de Depósitos has a set of solutions to support international trade operations and a 100% online platform to carry out international operations, with complete security and speed. To reinforce support for importing and exporting companies, Caixa launched a new telephone contact channel. Through the use of the New Telephone Line, client companies now have the support of a specialized team to…
With the support of the Office for Spain, Italy and Portugal of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation, IPDAL held the fourth edition of the annual conference dedicated to Africa. This fourth edition was attended by the President of the Autonomous Government of Príncipe, Filipe Nascimento, one of the youngest African heads of government. The vision of Lusophone Africa was not forgotten, with the participation of Vítor Ramalho, Secretary General of the Union of Portuguese Speaking Capital Cities (UCCLA). Topics such as energy cooperation in the Mediterranean, female leaders in Africa and the role of climate change in migratory phenomena were also…
Businessman Daniel Noboa won the presidential elections in Ecuador with 52.1% (5,162,840) of the votes against 47.9% (4,764,447 million) of his opponent, the “correísta” Luisa González in an election where the winner would always history being either the youngest president in the country’s history or the first woman elected to the nation’s main office. A manager by training, Noboa has only two years as a Member of Parliament (2021-2023) as political experience. The new president is the son of Álvaro Noboa, the richest man in Ecuador and a five-time candidate for the state’s highest office. During the electoral campaigns, in…
Gaston Ocampo is the new Secretary General of IPDAL, the Institute for the Promotion of Latin America and the Caribbean Gastón Ocampo arrives in Lisbon from Washington, DC, where he worked in the Office of the President of the Inter-American Dialogue, one of the main think tanks in the world dedicated to the study of Latin America. Gastón Ocampo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He studied at Roanoke College, in the state of Virginia, USA, where he graduated in International Relations and Business Management. Gaston Ocampo was already a Member of the IPDAL Advisory Board and was the first…
On November 22nd, IPDAL organized the 3rd edition of Africa XXI, the main conference focusing on the African continent in Portugal. The interventions of relevant international organizations, the Portuguese government, foundations, think tanks and private sector leaders, made it possible to debate the main issues facing the continent, particularly in the area of food insecurity as a result of the invasion of Ukraine, and how bi-regional cooperation can contribute to resolving these challenges. The opening of the work was carried out by the president of IPDAL, the Rector of the European University, Hélia Gonçalves Pereira, and the Director for Spain,…
IPDAL and Mafra City Council organize, with the support of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center, the Australian and Canadian Embassies and the Luso-American Development Foundation, the II «Mafra Dialogues: Strategic Dialogues and Peace Diplomacy» . The second edition of «Mafra Dialogues» will be dedicated to themes of Women, Peace and Security; Youth, Peace and Security and the great global challenges to peace, such as the war in Ukraine. This initiative, which will take place on the 21st and 22nd of April, will feature the participation of His Excellency the President of Colombia Iván Duque; the Minister of Defense of…