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 mobilising finance for poor and vulnerable countries.

Measurement and monitoring of development finance flows

Analysis of the role and impact of public development banks

→ Scientific support for the French Platform on the Mobilisation of Domestic Public Resources (MRIP)

Contribution to the analysis conducted by the WAEMU on fiscal policy

Analysis of value chains and taxation issues in the extractive sector

Study of the tax burden on businesses in African countries

Collaboration with WAEMU on five strategic themes defined by the Commission

Collaboration with CEMAC on four strategic themes defined by the Commission

Analysis of the impact of measures affecting trade in developing countries 

Development of sustainable competitiveness indicators

 → Impact assessment of mini-grids on rural electrification in Africa

 → Recommendations to support the digital transformation of African economies

 → Promoting better governance of natural resources

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.