Follow live the intervention of the former Minister of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda and former Executive Director of the African Development Bank, Álvaro Nadal, who participates this Friday in a new session of the Global South Forum, dedicated to the internationalization of the Canary Islands economy.
The meeting has started at the Hotel Salinas in Costa Teguise and will address the challenges and opportunities presented by the international economic scenario for the Canary Islands.
The session will focus on the external projection of the Canary Islands economy, the role of tourism as an economic engine and its potential to promote diversification and the opening of new business opportunities in international markets.
Álvaro Nadal, top-level economist
Álvaro Nadal is an economist and former Minister of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda of the Government of Spain, a position he held between 2016 and 2018. Until September 1, 2026, he was an Executive Director at the African Development Bank. Previously, he served as Head of the Economic and Commercial Office of Spain in the United Kingdom.
Between 2011 and 2016, he was Secretary of State and Director of the Economic Office of the President of the Government of Spain. He was also Secretary of Economy and Employment of the People's Party between 2004 and 2018 and a Member of Congress of Deputies from 2008 to 2019.
His career in public administration includes responsibilities such as Deputy Director General for the Evaluation of Community Funds in the Ministry of Economy and Finance in 2004, Head of the Economic and Commercial Office of Spain in Israel between 2001 and 2003, and International Advisor to the Vice President of the Government between 1999 and 2000.
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