Events

This is the third webinar in the FERDI series, "Reconciling Financing for International Development with Financing for Global Public Goods."

First edition of a forum dedicated to strengthening research and knowledge production and translation on digital transformations in West Africa.

Research seminar held on June 23, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., as part of the partnership between the Banque de France and FERDI.

FERDI and AFD partnered to organize a two-part webinar series on Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Africa. These discussions explored the role of SEZs in the continent’s economic transformation strategies at a time when regional integration and the reconfiguration of global value chains were becoming increasingly important.

FERDI, in collaboration with the OECD, organized a webinar on 22 June to discuss the implications of declining aid budgets for the allocation of concessional resources by multilateral development banks to poor and vulnerable countries.

On Friday, June 19, the closing ceremony of the Savoirs Éco project took place in Tunisia. Coline Réal, who is in charge of the project at FERDI, attended the event in person to acknowledge the partnership and highlight the results achieved. The gathering marked the end of the project and underscored the quality of the collaboration among the various partners.

As part of the Afro’Fest festival, Alou Adessé DAMA, Research Fellow at the Ferdi, spoke on Friday, June 12, at the conference “Africa(s): Natural Resources, Inequalities and the Colonial Legacy: What Impact on Today’s Economies?”.

On June 10, a conference entitled “Development Economics at a Crossroads” was held in honor of Elisabeth Sadoulet.

The Global Research Network on Public Development Banks, in collaboration with Finance in Common and the French Development Agency, organized the 2026 Conference on Development Bank Research, focused on the theme “Public Banks in a Changing Global Financial Architecture.” The event was held in Clermont-Ferrand in partnership with Ferdi and Cerdi.

Audrey-Anne de Ubeda’s participation in the OTT Conference 2026 in Rabat provided a valuable opportunity for exchange and reflection on the missions and role of think tanks.

Matthieu Boussichas represented the FERDI at the Forum for the Future of Least Developed Countries, organized by the OHRLLS from May 19 to 21 in Helsinki.

Tomas Hos et Teny Yashmina NEBIE du Secrétariat du Forum International sur le TOSSD sont intervenu auprès des auditeurs du Master "Gestion de la politique économique" - GPE pour une session consacrée à la mesure du financement du développement durable, notamment via le cadre TOSSD.

The G7, while reaffirming the importance of directing concessional financing toward least developed and vulnerable countries, has highlighted the diversity of development objectives. The FERDI organized a webinar on differentiating the rules for allocating concessional resources according to these objectives.

This roundtable discussion, entitled “Building Productive, Sustainable and Resilient Agri-Food Systems in Africa: Strengthening Partnerships”, was moderated by Jean-Michel Severino, Vice-President of FERDI,, and organised by Jean-Marc Gravellini, member of the steering committee of the FERDI Chair on Agricultural Modernisation Policies in Africa.

Dans le cadre du projet Savoirs Éco, la Ferdi et le GI4T ont organisé conjointement un webinaire visant à analyser les enjeux des bouleversements géopolitiques et leur influence sur le financement des économies de la région Moyen-Orient/Afrique du Nord (MENA).