Dakar Financing Summit for Africa's Infrastructure: opening Statement by Carlos Lopes UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA

This document is about a speech made by UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA, Carlos Lopez at the occasion of Dakar Financing Summit for Africa's Infrastructure held on 15 June 2014 in Dakar, Senegal. In his speech Mr. Lopez said that the Summit is very timely because boosting investment in infrastructure is critical to the success of Africa’s economic transformation agenda which is articulated in the African Union Agenda 2063. The positive spirit behind Agenda 2063 is also driving progress in the infrastructure sector.