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Joël Ruet speaks on Africa and South-South cooperation at the 2018 Crans Montana Forum

Posted on 21 March 201827 July 2021 by the_bridge_tank

The 2018 Crans Montana Forum on Africa and South-South Cooperation took place in Dahkla, Morocco, between the 15th and the 20th of March, co-organized with the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and under the high patronage of His Majesty the King Mohammed VI. Among the speakers were Heads of State, Government members, representatives of regional and international organisations, members of parliaments and top businesses coming from Africa and worldwide, representing 162 countries in total.

Joël Ruet intervened in several panels, including one entitled “Silk Road in Africa & Asia-Africa Partnerships”. Fellow keynote speakers included Bah Fisher, vice-President of the ECOWAS Parliament, and Adam Thiam, former spokesperson of the African Union Commission’s President. Ruet also held discussions with Goodwill Zwelithini, King of the Zulus, former President of Mali Dioncounda Traore and former Prime Minister of Romania, Petre Roman.

Research Paper: One Belt One Road and the Reconfiguration of EU-China Relations

Posted on 1 March 20186 August 2020 by the_bridge_tank

At the 2017 Davos Economic Forum, Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized the merits of globalization and called for more effective measures and structural reforms to establish equitable governance and build new growth models. The “One Belt One Road” (OBOR) initiative has been accelerated with the Chinese presidency of the G20 in 2016 and advocates more inclusive regional cooperation and offers ambitious plans to further tighten connections across the Eurasian and North African continents.

This paper highlights the reconfiguration of EU- China relations and explains the evolution of the trading flows between the two actors under the “One Belt One Road” initiative.

Click here to Download the research paper.

Joël Ruet attends the 2018 annual African Union Summit focused on corruption

Posted on 1 February 201822 July 2021 by the_bridge_tank

Our Chairman Joel Ruet attended the African Union Summit 2018, which took place on the 28th and 29th of January. The summit gathered African Foreign Ministers, politicians and economists to set the agenda for the heads of state summit in July 2018. During this conference, speakers declared 2018 to be the year of anti-corruption. Ten of the represented countries were elected to be taking part of the Peace and Security Council.

Joël Ruet was guest commentator to an AfroChampions Initiative side event. The keynote speakers were Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria, Mahamadou Issoufou, President of Niger, Aliko Dangote, Nigerian billionaire businessman, Jean-Louis Billon, Ivorian politician and economist and former Minister of Commerce, as well as UNCTAD delegates.

Joël Ruet attends the Hope Foundation Gala Dinner chaired by Irina Bokova during the United Nation’s General Assembly

Posted on 30 September 20177 January 2022 by the_bridge_tank

During the United Nations’ General Assembly in New York, between the 19th and the 25th September 2017, Joël Ruet took part in a working lunch with the Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta in the Public Library of New York.
The Bridge Tank’s chairman then attended the annual Hope Foundation Dinner Gala on the 19th of September. The Foundation, chaired by Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO and member of the Bridge Tank’s board, awarded to President Keïta a prize for his actions to preserve culture, and notably the Timbuktu manuscripts.

Joël Ruet was also interviewed at this occasion by the Moroccan Press Agency, and said that this prize rewarded years of effort in Morocco and its region. He added that the opening of Morocco to Africa demonstrated the King’s understanding of sustainable development and social integration challenges, both in the kingdom and in the region.

Watch his interview here.

The Bridge Tank at the 2017 United Nations General Assembly in New York

Posted on 29 September 201727 July 2021 by the_bridge_tank

During the United Nations’ General Assembly in New York, between the 19th and the 25th September 2017, our chairman, Joël Ruet, took part in a working lunch with the Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta in the Public Library of New York. Ruet then attended the annual Hope Foundation Dinner Gala on the 19th of September. The Foundation, chaired by Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO and member of the Bridge Tank’s board, awarded a prize to President Keïta a prize for his actions to preserve culture, notably concerning the Timbuktu manuscripts. The Foundation also awarded the Prize of Special Recognition of Leadership in the promotion of tolerance and the inter-cultural reconciliation to the King of Morocco Mohammed VI.

Joël Ruet was interviewed at this occasion by the Moroccan Press Agency and said that this prize rewarded years of effort in Morocco and its region. He added that the opening of Morocco to Africa demonstrated the King’s understanding of sustainable development and social integration challenges, both in the kingdom and in the region.

Investment Support Program for #LDCs at #UNGA 2017edition

Posted on 23 September 201715 September 2021 by the_bridge_tank

Thé Bridge Tank’s President Joel Ruet, accompanied by ElHaj Kasse member of our policy board, participated on September 22, 2017 to the Investment support program for LDCs (Least Developed Countries) at the UN headquarters. It was attended equally by ministers, heads of LDCs’ investment promotion agencies, representatives of LDCs’ development partners and experts in this field.

The ISP/LDCs (Investment support program for Least Developed Countries) was first articulated in early 2016. At that time, the international community reaffirmed the commitment to address the special needs of LDCs. This initiative was developed by UN-OHRLLS and IDLO.

The LDCs stand for Least Developed Countries and are the least socio-economically developed countries in the world. This group gathers 47 countries which are the following: Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, and Zambia.

This program has received a major financial contribution from the Government of Italy, who wishes to respond through this investment to the need to increase FDI in LDCs for the decade 2011-2020 and also in the 2015 Addis Ababa Action Agenda. In Sustainable Development Goal-10/Target 10.b: Reduce inequalities between and within countries and the importance of the role of FDI (Foreign Direct Investment).

During the conference, Irene Khan insisted that LDCs should always be a priority for the 2030 Agenda “#2030Agenda is about leaving no one behind and #LDCs cannot be left behind”. Also the legal protection of FDI in LDCs was one of the topics discussed.

Non-Aligned Capitalism

Posted on 14 August 20172 June 2020 by the_bridge_tank

EMERGING COUNTRIES, OR THE NEW INDUSTRIAL RELATIONSHIP OF THE WORLD

The rise of emerging economies is one of the greatest transformations of the twenty-first century. However, they are still poorly understood. Continue reading “Non-Aligned Capitalism”

The Bridge Tank, a T20 member, participated in the G20 Summit in Hamburg

Posted on 14 August 20172 June 2020 by the_bridge_tank

The Think20 (T20) is a network of research institutes and think tanks from the G20 countries. Its role is to provide policy recommendations to the G20. It also facilitates interaction between members and shares global issues through its blog.

The Bridge Tank, member of the T20, participated in the G20 Summit in Hamburg the 7th and the 8th of July and provided research-based policy briefs for the G20 Insights platforms that aims to support G20 policy making. The Bridge Tank has joined other expert think tanks in writing two policy briefs with the Climate Policy and Finance task force. One of those policy briefs got selected among the 20 best policy briefs that were presented during the G20 Summit. It analyses the role of innovative green-technology SMEs as an opportunity to promote financial de-risking.

To read those two policy briefs : http://thebridgetank.org/en/influence-we-shape/briefings-studies/

When a South African court attacks the remaining pillar of globalization

Posted on 19 July 20176 August 2020 by the_bridge_tank

The G20 leaders met on the 7th and 8th July in the harbour city of Hamburg, a Symbol of trade where they sought new keys to globalization through investment.

Thousands of kilometers to the south, would the setting seizure of an innocuous African boat of fertilizers anchored in an African harbour become a symbol of the shadowed side of the “new globalization” ? Resistant to trade; Politizing investment; Instrumentalising the local courts, discreetly unraveling the advances of multi-lateral governance?

The Bridge Tank attends the 18th edition of the International Symi Symposium

Posted on 10 July 201723 July 2021 by the_bridge_tank

Between the 2nd and the 7th of July 2017, the 18th International Symi Symposium took place in Elounda, Crete. Centered around George Papandreou, former Prime Minister of Greece and currently President of the Socialist International, this forum gathers every year leading intellectuals, politicians, Nobel laureates, entrepreneurs, diplomats, scientists, and activists to debate on current issues.

Joël Ruet, chairman of the Bridge Tank, took part this year. Two of the keynote speakers were Amr Moussa, former Secretary-General of the Arab League, and George Papandreou, former Greek Prime Minister and President of the Socialist International. They expressed their opinions on the subject of “Cyber Challenges for Peace, Democracy, Communication”.