• Belt & Road Initiative : The Bridge Tank part of a study tour to China 28 November 2017 In November 2017, a Belt and Road Initiative study tour to China was organised by the Chinese Embassy in France. It gathered a delegation of 10 French personalities, which included Joel Ruet, President of The Bridge Tank, political decision makers, journalists and former general officers of the armed forces. This… Lire la suite
• Investment Support Program for #LDCs at #UNGA 2017edition 23 September 2017 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… Lire la suite
• France Might Miss The Great African Transformation 15 September 2017 No French diplomat was present at the launching of the African Union “2016 Transition Report” in New York on September 21st. Is it because it is an internal matter of the African Union, or is it symptomatic of a French disregard for the  transformation of the continent ? In either case,… Lire la suite
• Non-Aligned Capitalism 14 August 2017 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. They neither converge towards a capitalist-liberal model in a process of unification, nor can be considered as centralized and… Lire la suite
• Ambitious mobility targets and industrial policy for India 7 August 2017 India is ambitious. In order to reduce its CO2 emissions and to respond to urban air pollution issues, it announces, through the voices of its ministers of transport and energy, unprecedented green transition targets in the mobility sector: 22,5% biofuel and 100% electric vehicles by 2030. However, the measures that… Lire la suite
• Policy Brief – Soil as natural capital : a factor for sustainable growth diversification 1 July 2017 By Edouard Lanckriet - The soil is a living ecosystem that is capable of growth and diversification. It is also a productive capital but the conventional methods and technologies of its exploitation could lead to its destruction. Reversing this paradigm is the basis of a green growth strategy: the soil… Lire la suite
• The Bridge Tank meets The Shanghai Institute of International Studies 10 June 2017 On the 6th of June 2017, the Bridge Tank received in our Paris office at the Brongniart Palace a delegation of the Shanghai Institute of International Studies, led by its President, Chen Dongxiao, who chaired over the T20 conference during the 2016 Chinese presidency of the G20 summit. The discussion… Lire la suite
• New Silk Roads: Globalization According to Beijing 31 May 2017 Chinese President Xi Jinping has presented to twenty-nine heads of state and government "a project for the next century that will benefit the world" at a Forum on "The New Silk Roads" which has just ended in Beijing on 14 and 15 May. Joël Ruet explained this new investment policy… Lire la suite
• The 7th ISPI China Watcher Annual Conference 29 May 2017 On 10 May 2017, Ms. Xieshu Wang, associate researcher of the Bridge Tank, was invited to the 7th ISPI China Watcher Annual Conference, held at the local of Assolombarda Confindustria Milano Monza e Brianza in Milan, Italy. Main speakers included the President of ISPI, the President of Fondazione Italia-Cina, the… Lire la suite
• Joël Ruet attends the “Think20 Global Solutions” summit 2 May 2017 Between the 29th and the 30th of May 2017, the Think20 Summit of Global Solutions was held in Berlin. The Bridge Tank was represented by president Joël Ruet. Ruet discussed with the African Union delegation, notably the Vice Chairperson of the African Union Commission Thomas Kwesi Quartey, on the role… Lire la suite
• The Young Indian Entrepreneurship summit in Bangalore 27 March 2017 Confederation of Indian Industry hosted the Young Indian Entrepreneurship summit at the Taj Vivanta in Bangalore, India on 11th March 2017. Indu Krishnaswamy of the Bridge Tank participated in this day long summit which centered on the theme "Disrupt.in - Challenging tradition, transforming world".   The panels, composed of serial… Lire la suite
• Joël Ruet meets Wang Yao, member of China’s carbon committee, to discuss green finance issues 20 March 2017 On the 19th of March 2017, Joël Ruet visited the Central University of Finance and Economics in Beijing to meet with Professor Wang Yao, deputy secretary to the Green Finance Committee of China. She had already taken part in the final panel of the conferences organised by the Bridge Tank… Lire la suite
• The Bridge Tank attends the Summit of Young Indian Entrepeneurs 12 March 2017 The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) hosted the Indian Young Entrepreneurs' Summit at Taj Vivanta in Bangalore on 11 March 2017. Indu Krishnaswamy from Bridge Tank participated in the summit which this year was themed: 'Disrupting or how to transform practices and the world'. Entrepreneurs, government officials and directors of… Lire la suite
• The Bridge Tank attends the 12th India-Africa Conclave in New Delhi 11 March 2017 On the 9th and 10th of March 2017, the Confederation of Indian Industry and Exim Bank of India held their 12th Conclave on India-Africa  Partnership in New Delhi, India. This conclave was notably inaugurated by Pranab Mukherjee, President of India, and M.J. Akbar, minister of external affairs. Speakers included Nirmala… Lire la suite
• The Bridge Tank attends the 12th Confederation of Indian Industry Conclave on India-Africa in New Delhi 11 March 2017 On the 9th and 10th of March 2017, the Confederation of Indian Industry held its 12th Exim Bank Conclave on India-Africa Project Partnership in New Delhi, India. This conclave was notably inaugurated by Pranab Mukherjee, President of India, and M.J. Akbar, minister of external affairs. Speakers included Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian Minister of Commerce… Lire la suite
• Insights into Emerging Economies n°8 – Perspective on China’s investments and a close-up on clean energy storage in the Global South 7 February 2017 Although China’s growth experienced a moderate slowdown in 2015, its foreign investment on the other hand soared. Officially set up in December 2015, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is showing the Asian giant’s firm intention to move away from a strategy based on mass production towards a logic of… Lire la suite
• Summary of Side Event “Structuring New Markets Linked to Climate Change: South-South Business Models for After the COP22” 6 December 2016 The Side Event “Structuring New Markets Linked to Climate Change: South-South Business Models for After the COP22”  was organized in the Green Zone of the COP22 on November 16, 2016. The speakers included: Thomas Eymond-Laritaz, Director - APCO Global Solutions (Moderator); Abdeldjellil Bouzidi, Economist, Manager at Emena Advisory, Member of the Public… Lire la suite
• Report: Sustainable Development & Intellectual Property: Access to Technologies in Developing Countries 1 November 2016 Sustainable development, this meta-project that aims to secure development without harmful consequences for humankind and the environment, is of great necessity as our planet is threatened by climate change. In developing countries in particular, it requires the large-scale deployment of “clean” or environmentally sound technologies. The role of industrial property… Lire la suite
• Guangzhou – Pre-G20 Meeting Senegal-China 5 September 2016 El Haj Kassé, Minister-Counsellor of the Senegalese President Macky Sall and Board Member of the Bridge Tank, was a member of the Senegalese presidential’s delegation which arrived in Hangzhou,China, for the upcoming G20 Summit on September 4th and 5th. President Macky Sall had a pre-G20 meeting with Chinese companies on… Lire la suite
• Africa Wants its Own, West-free, Path to Development 24 August 2016 “At the 27thsummit of the African Union (AU), which took place in Kigali on the 17thand 18thof July, as a first,the AU’s invited none of its partners: France, the United States, the United Kingdom, China, the European Union, had to read the press… This was neither an oversight nor an… Lire la suite