Programs

FERDI's research and think tank activities are organised into eight key programmes, aligned with the 2030 Development Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in September 2015. These programmes focus on various aspects of international development.

  • Analysis of reforms needed to modernise the international architecture of development finance
  • Advocacy for taking vulnerabilities into account in aid allocation criteria.
  • Assessment of the effectiveness of external financing for development.
  • Measurement and monitoring of development finance flows
  • Analysis of the role and impact of public development banks

 Supporting the tax and customs administrations of developing countries in their efforts to mobilise domestic resources and contributing to international initiatives on taxation. 

Promoting the regional integration of African economies and analysing the sustainable competitiveness of developing countries. 

Evaluating innovative solutions for energy access and promoting better governance of natural resources within the geopolitical context of the energy transition. 

Advocating for more effective and resilient healthcare systems, and working to strengthen higher education, research, and expertise systems in developing countries. 

Highlighting the role of monetary integration and financial systems in development, and analysing the specific features of fiscal, monetary, and exchange rate policies in low-income countries. 

Promoting the measurement of countries' structural vulnerability and advocating for international institutions to prioritise the least developed and most vulnerable countries in concessional resources allocation. 

Promoting policies that recognise the importance of the private sector and entrepreneurship in development, and encouraging impact investment, particularly in the agricultural and new technology sectors.