IPDAL and ACIF (Commercial and Industrial Association of Funchal) organized a breakfast between the Ambassador of Brazil and the Chairman and CEOs of the largest companies in Madeira. The meeting took place in the city of Funchal on April 21st. The President of ACIF, Cristina Pedra, and the President of IPDAL, Paulo Neves, opened the work highlighting the importance of the initiative and of Brazil. The Ambassador gave a detailed presentation on the Brazilian economy and spoke about business opportunities in his country. After breakfast, a Business Forum with businesspeople from Madeira followed. The President of IPDAL spoke about the…
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The President and Secretary General of IPDAL signed the book of condolences opened at the Colombian Embassy, upon the death of Gabriel García Márquez. It was with great sadness that the Institute for the Promotion and Development of Latin America, and all its collaborators, received the news of the death of the Colombian Nobel Prize winner for Literature. With his genius and charisma, one of the main figures in the history of world writing left a legacy for eternity capable of inspiring all of humanity. IPDAL thus reiterates the tribute paid to Gabriel García Márquez.
Before the closure of the Ecuadorian Embassy in Portugal, the Chargé d’Affaires sent a note of thanks and praise to IPDAL. In the document, the diplomat in charge of heading the Ecuadorian mission in Lisbon, from November 2011 to April 2014, expresses “the greatest recognition for the friendship and cooperation” promoted by IPDAL with the Embassy. Erick Medina considered that “IPDAL’s contribution to better understanding and rapprochement between Ecuador and Portugal deserves to be replicated by other bodies”, guaranteeing that the “dynamism and commitment demonstrated are exemplary”.
The President of IPDAL met again with the former President of Brazil, Lula da Silva, during his last visit to Lisbon. Paulo Neves participated in an initiative with diplomats and businesspeople. The former President of Brazil gave a detailed presentation of the country’s current economic situation. Lula da Silva classified Brazil as “a country with great opportunities for Portuguese companies” and presented “successful” macroeconomic and social data in Brazil.
IPDAL and TAP signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen relations with Latin America. On April 14, 2014, the Institute and the main Portuguese airline signed, at TAP’s headquarters in Lisbon, an agreement that aims to strengthen the partnership they have built in recent years and that offers an integrated perspective of collaboration. This protocol takes into account TAP’s recent investment in the Hispanic Latin American markets, where it will begin flights to Bogotá and Panama in July, and the fact that IPDAL constitutes an essential player in supporting the air carrier’s strategy. At the protocol signing ceremony, the President…
The Minister of the Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy considered that IPDAL is an “indispensable institution in dialogue and business and institutional cooperation between Portugal and Latin American countries”. Jorge Moreira da Silva spoke at the Closing of the III Meeting “Strategic Triangle: Latin America – Europe – Africa”, an IPDAL initiative, co-organized with Caixa Geral de Depósitos and Accenture, and which was also attended by the Secretary of State of the Portuguese Communities. On the 7th and 8th of April, the Institute brought to Lisbon the former President and former Prime Minister of Cape Verde Pedro Pires and the…
IPDAL offered a formal dinner, at Grémio Literário, on the occasion of the III Meeting “Strategic Triangle: Latin America – Europe – Africa”. On April 7th, the former President of Cape Verde Pedro Pires, the former European Commissioner Benita-Ferrero Waldner, the former Minister of State and Foreign Affairs Luís Amado, the former Deputy Minister and member of the Council were present. Goldman Sachs Consultant José Luís Arnaut, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Ana Martinho, the designated President of AICEP Miguel Frasquilho, Ambassador Francisco Seixas da Costa, the Vice-President of Caixa-Geral de Depósitos Nuno Fernandes Thomaz,…
IPDAL formalized memorandums of understanding with new international institutions: the Pedro Pires Institute for Leadership, from Cape Verde, and the Fundación Diálogos Estratégicos, from Argentina. The Pedro Pires Institute (IPP) aims to train young leaders with a critical mindset and a long-term strategic vision for the development of Cape Verde. It is an initiative of the country’s former President of the Republic to develop activities that promote scientific, technical, educational and sociocultural actions, in various areas. The objective of the IPP is to train young leaders, not only at the Public Service level, but also in the private sector, Non-Governmental…
IPDAL – in partnership with the Embassy of Argentina in Portugal, the Federación de Estudios Políticos Económicos y Sociales para la Nueva Argentina and Camões – Institute of Cooperation and Language – organized the launch of the book “A Comunidade Organizada” by Juan Domingo Perón . The ceremony served to promote the recent translation into Portuguese of the emblematic work of the former Argentine President. Juan Domingo Perón had an indisputable impact on the society and political history of Argentina, and even Latin America, to this day. In this way, IPDAL continues to invest in initiatives of a cultural nature,…
His Excellency The President of the Republic of Portugal addressed a message of congratulations to IPDAL for holding the III Meeting “Strategic Triangle: Latin America – Europe – Africa.” His Excellency The President of the Republic of Portugal addressed a message of congratulations to IPDAL for holding the III Meeting “Strategic Triangle: Latin America – Europe – Africa.” In the letter, which was read during the initiative’s Opening Conference, the Portuguese Head of State considered the III Meeting an important initiative, which adds “great value to institutional efforts to deepen relations between Portugal, Europe, Latin America and Africa ”. The…
As part of the III Meeting “Strategic Triangle: Latin America – Europe – Africa”, IPDAL took the opportunity to meet with its international partners. The President of IPDAL, the President of the Advisory Council and the Secretary General brought together the various representatives of the institutions that participated, in Lisbon, in the III Meeting: Vice-President and main researcher of the Real Instituto Elcano; head of the Inter-American Development Bank; directors of the Corporación Andina de Fomento; President of the Latin American Business Council (CEAL) and President of Fundación Diálogos Estratégicos.
With the aim of following up on the contacts established in the last IPDAL business mission, the Mayor of Encarnación visited Lisbon between the 9th and 11th of April. The delegation led by quartermaster Joel Maidana visited Lisbon and Coimbra precisely to learn more about the work of the companies that were part of IPDAL’s mission and to start working together. IPDAL offered a welcome reception to the delegation, on April 9th at Grémio Literário, and followed the most important moments on the agenda. Encarnación is one of the main cities in Paraguay, capital of the department of Itapúa, in…