Events du programme 'Private Sector and Development'

Table ronde organisée par la Ferdi en partenariat avec le CIRAD et le Cerdi le 3 octobre 2024 au Sommet de l'élevage de Cournon d'Auvergne.

Florian Léon, chargé de recherche Ferdi, participera à la session sur la thématique "Financer l’économie sociale et solidaire à l’international : où sont les investisseurs à impact ?".

How can public/private finance (blended finance) support the development of agricultural value chains in Africa?

To share its first findings and officially inaugurate the Impact Investing chair, FERDI and UICI organised a roundtable bringing together the key actors in impact investing in Africa.

Joël Cariolle, chargé de recherche Ferdi, a présenté le papier "From phones to feed: Is mobile connectivity transforming west-African agricultural markets?" (à paraître).

Joel Cariolle, a researcher at Ferdi, was a guest speaker at the conference, kicking off the discussions and taking part in the session on digital finance and entrepreneurship in developing economies.

Round table organized by the Ferdi's Chair “Agricultural modernization policies in Africa” Sommet de l’élevage 2023, Cournon d'Auvergne.

La Fondation pour les Études et recherches sur le développement international (Ferdi) a organisé avec le soutien du Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, une conférence sur l’entrepreneuriat agricole privé en Afrique et son financement.

FERDI is associated with the event, with the presence of several of its researchers including Rabah Arezki.

Two papers edited by Ferdi were presented: "Bilateral digital connectivity and firm participation in export markets" and "How export shocks corrupt: theory and evidence".

Joël Cariolle (FERDI) presented the research project "International connectivity and export complexity: is Africa catching up", jointly carried out with Camille Da Piedade (CERDI-UCA), selected and funded by AERC.

This webinar by FERDI was organised in the framework of the Summit on Financing African Economies. This event was aiming to draw concrete recommendations to donors to improve the financing of private enterprises in Africa as part of the Summit on Financing African Economies.

Webinaire organisé par la Fondation Prospective et innovation. Tertius Zongo, ancien premier ministre du Burkina Faso, directeur de la Chaire Sahel de la Ferdi et Jean-Michel Severino, président de Investisseurs et Partenaires citent les travaux de la Ferdi.

Presentation of the paper by Ibrahima Dosso and Florian Léon "Civil conflict and firm recovery: Evidence from post-electoral crisis in Côte d'Ivoire"

Exchanges on Ferdi's research programs and presentation of the paper "Digital vulnerability and performance of firms in developing and transition countries" by Joël Cariolle.