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Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

        We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-11 of our report dated March 19, 2014, relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedules of Corporate Property Associates 18 — Global Incorporated, which appears in Corporate Property Associates 18 — Global Incorporated's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
April 23, 2014




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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM