Je vous souhaite la bienvenue aux Assemblées annuelles 2018 du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement ! Je suis heureux d’être à Busan – la ville intelligente –, si intelligente que le nouveau film à grand succès qui fait vibrer le monde, Black Panther, y a été tourné en partie.
First of all, on behalf of the Korean Government and the Korean people,
I would like to welcome all of you to the 2018 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group.
It’s been a great day together. I’d like to congratulate the Government of Korea on it very successful and meticulous planning of the KOAFEC Conference, which has once again been both a genuine pleasure and an occasion for huge learning for us at the African Development Bank as we seek to accelerate the economic development of Africa.
I am very pleased to be here in Korea once again with a large group of my colleagues to attend this KOAFEC Ministerial Meeting.
I wish to thank the Government of Korea for hosting us and for choosing a very timely and important theme, “Africa and the 4th industrial revolution: Opportunities for leapfrogging?” This year’s theme cuts neatly across all the African Development Bank’s High 5s: Light up and power Africa; Feed Africa; Industrialize Africa; Integrate Africa; and Improve the quality of life for the people of Africa.