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<v ->I am Vishal Jalan,</v>

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a partner at the Boston Consulting Group.

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I lead a lot of BCG's work with tech services, technologies,

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and media clients across the world.

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Given the true watershed moment

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that India's 2023 G20 presidency is,

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it has been an absolute pleasure

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to be closely supporting

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the Action Council on African Economic Integration

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that has been at the heart of our G20 legacy.

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As a continent,

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Africa has indeed made strong progress over recent years

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across the breadth of socioeconomic indicators.

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With the 2030 target of achievement

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of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

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fast approaching, the time is right to catalyze

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and augment existing efforts.

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For the Action Council on African Economic Integration,

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we, as BCG, really were able to truly deep dive

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into our wealth of knowledge and experience,

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given our strong practice on the African continent.

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We were privileged to have Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal,

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founder and chairman of Bharti Enterprises,

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spearheading this effort as the council's chair,

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who steered all meetings with passion and grace,

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leveraging his strong relationships

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across Africa to make the Action Council a true success.

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BCG played a key role

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in putting together the policy paper,

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presenting thought leadership across teams,

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and ensuring a set of strong, actionable,

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and practical recommendations to the G20.

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We are all eagerly awaiting to see the scores take shape

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over the coming few days and weeks

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at the B20 and G20 Summits.

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It's heartening to think of the role we played

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into furthering the cause of African integration.

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We truly hope 2023 sets a strong foundation

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for the Action Council

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and that it is carried forward in the future.

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