IPDAL brought together the highest tourism authorities in Portugal, Spain and Peru, to discuss the sector’s recovery. The XII Tourism Forum “Portugal – Latin America”, which had the support of Deloitte, the European University, BPI and COSEC, brought together proposals from Rita Marques, Isabel Oliver and Guillermo Cortés, so that the three countries keep tourism as an economic priority. The Secretaries of State for Tourism in Portugal and Spain revealed that they are studying protocols of understanding and joint actions, which will allow attracting more tourists from the main source markets. The Vice Minister of Peru confirmed that Portugal is…
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IPDAL discussed transformations in the global order, with Paulo Portas, António Martins da Cruz, Manuel Rodríguez Cuadros and Felipe Pathé Duarte. Topics such as the ‘Cold War’ between the United States and China, the role of the European Union in the post-Covid world, the economic crisis in Latin America, African commercial integration, the enlargement of NATO and Russia’s response, or the political challenges in Spain and consequences for Portugal. Paulo Portas was Vice-Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defense of Portugal. António Martins da Cruz was Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador of Portugal to the UN,…
On the occasion of Africa Day, celebrated annually on May 25th, IPDAL publishes another report on current affairs on the continent. The document, which you can download below, free of charge and in full, presents an analysis of political and economic developments in the seventeen African countries that became independent in 1960. The IPDAL analysis also summarizes the growth prospects for these geographies, as well as their main geostrategic links. AFRICA DAY IPDAL_FA
IPDAL organized a virtual meeting to discuss the economic and political consequences of Covid-19 in Portugal. The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation praised the dynamics maintained by IPDAL, even at this complex time in the country and in international relations. Teresa Ribeiro then listed the various reaction measures implemented by Portuguese diplomacy during the pandemic, especially in the context of cooperation with CPLP countries. The Secretary General of IPDAL drew attention to the accelerated growth in unemployment figures, particularly youth unemployment, and argued that the country’s external relations strategy should be based on the credibility gained in…
IPDAL proposes ways to deal with the social and economic crisis caused by Covid-19 in the region. During the digital conference, organized by the Institute, it was proposed the establishment of a regional pact, based on the competitiveness, productivity and resilience of States and institutions. For José Antonio García Belaunde, Director of CAF – Development Bank of Latin America in Europe and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru, education and innovation are the pillars on which this collective strategy is based, which aims to respond to the profound impact of pandemic in Latin American countries. The former Minister of…
African economies are expected to be among the most affected in the world by COVID-19. According to the World Bank, the continent’s economy is expected to enter recession for the first time in 25 years, registering an evolution that could range between -2.1 and -5.1%. This forecast is based on factors such as: On the other hand, the IMF predicts a recession of 1.6% in 2020, and a possible recovery of 4% in 2021, if the pandemic disappears in the second half of this year. In mid-April, the continent had 18,020 diagnosed cases, in 52 countries, and 942 deaths. The…
(IMF) updated economic forecasts for 2020 and 2021. As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, world GDP is expected to contract by 3% in 2020, more than that recorded with the 2008/2009 financial crisis. The IMF expects that, if the pandemic ends in the second half of this year, in 2021 there will be a growth in the global economy of around 5.8%, thanks to the normalization of the main economic sectors, assisted by public policies to support production, investment and consumption. According to the World Economic Outlook, revised in April 2020, the Latin America and Caribbean region is expected…
The latest IPDAL content analyzes the possible global political implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. The world was taken by storm. This time, there were no signs or warnings that pointed to the emergence of the current crisis. As Dominiqui Moïsi mentioned to El País, in the last days of 2019 and the first days of 2020, we were all looking in another direction. There were countless and legitimate concerns, such as the fires in Australia, the tension between the United States of America (USA) and Iran or China, BREXIT, the climate emergency, the North American elections or the wave of…
Given the structural and cyclical weaknesses of African economies, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) calls for a realistic response. UNECA advises African countries to stimulate the economy with the injection of public and private money, supported by some fiscal relief. At the same time, on an international scale, new debt forgiveness is being requested from creditor countries. Here are some of the measures taken by States and institutions on the continent: The continent managed to adopt emergency measures, but it still remains to design and implement a continental response to post-COVID-19. The measures taken so far are…
A “partnership between equals” was the main message defended by the President of the European Commission, at the end of the 10th Meeting between the European Commission (EC) and the African Union (AU). The meeting, held on 27 February at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, was co-chaired by the Chairperson of the AU Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, and the Chairperson of the EC. Ursula von der Leyen highlighted, before leaving for the capital of Ethiopia, the need to strengthen the partnership between Europe and Africa, two continents that share a “historical bond” and “shared challenges”. Common priorities and challenges…
IPDAL is pleased to present its first electoral analysis report. This is a repository that can be downloaded for free, using the link below, where you can find information about the most significant elections that took place in Latin America and Africa in 2019. With this document, IPDAL reinforces its commitment to disseminating official and updated information, which adds value to the decision-making processes of Portuguese public and private agents, as well as informing civil society, governmental and non-governmental actors, diplomatic authorities and leaders in general , about the political reality in Latin America and Africa: IPDAL 2019 Election Report…
The International Monetary Fund projects global economic growth in 2020 to be 3.3%, accelerating to 3.4% in 2021. These values confirm the trend of 2019, in which the Fund saw an expansion in economic activity of around 2.9%. However, these numbers constitute a downward revision of the latest estimates, published in October last year, with values having been cut by 0.1% and 0.2%, for 2020 and 21, respectively. This is the result of the slowdown in emerging economies, especially India, which had to update its growth projections, given the economic performance of the last two years. On the other hand,…