At the NAFA launch in Abidjan in April former UN Economic Commission for Africa Executive Secretary Carlos Lopes reinforced the point arguing that Africa is a net exporter of capital via illicit financial flows and assets parked abroad...
It could prove too broad warned Carlos Lopes who chairs the African Climate Foundation...
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Carlos Lopes of the African Climate Foundation has warned that CBAM could lead to exports of aluminium to the EU from Africa dropping by 13...
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Not so fast says Carlos Lopes the former top AU trade advisor who sought to negotiate an African trade deal with the EU back in 2018 (AC Vol 59 No 21 Who speaks for Africa...
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‘The EPAs were never designed for industrialisation ' says Carlos Lopes a former advisor to the African Union...
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A prominent voice on trade economics and climate change Carlos Lopes is known for his competence and combative nature...
Carlos Lopes the former UN Economic Commission for Africa and African Union High Representative points out the Bretton Woods loans do not solve the underlying issue of high-interest payments which are driving the debt crisis...
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Others such as Carlos Lopes the chair of the African Climate Foundation's Advisory Council (ACF) are more optimistic – provided that there is financial and technical support for African governments meeting the EU's carbon standards...
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Vol 63 No 15 |
- AFRICA
- UNCTAD
Along with economists such as Guinea-Bissau's Carlos Lopes and Ethiopia's Arkebe Oqubay Lin has long advocated for African states to adopt more assertive industrial policies to boost growth and development...
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Vol 62 No 3 |
- ECONOMY
- AFRICA
CONTINENTAL DRIFT Top trade advisor to the African Union Carlos Lopes says the launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area in January has more symbolic than practical effects give that many of its key protocols still have to be negotiated...
