Regional and international integration

Sub-programs

Team

Joël CARIOLLE
Research Officer, FERDI
Céline CARRERE
Professor in Economics, University of Geneva- Global Studies Institute (GSI)
Vice-Dean, Geneva School of Economics and Management (GSEM)
Senior Fellow, FERDI
Gérard CHAMBAS
CNRS Research Officer, CERDI - University Clermont Auvergne
Senior Fellow, FERDI
Jaime DE MELO
Scientific Advisor, FERDI
Emeritus Professor, University of Geneva
CEPR Fellow
Audrey-Anne DE UBEDA
Research Assistant, FERDI
Anne-Marie GEOURJON
Programme Manager, FERDI
Expert, International Monetary Fund
Associate Researcher, CERDI
Christopher GRIGORIOU
Customs and Tax expert -Fiscal Affair Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Samuel GUÉRINEAU
Dean-Director, School of Economics - Clermont Auvergne University
Associate professor, University of Clermont Auvergne
Patrick GUILLAUMONT
President, FERDI
Sylviane GUILLAUMONT JEANNENEY
Scientific Advisor, FERDI
Researcher, CERDI/University of Clermont Auvergne
Roland Kangni KPODAR
Deputy Division Chief , International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Senior Fellow Ferdi
Florian LÉON
Research Officer
Jacky MATHONNAT
Emeritus Professor, CERDI - Université Clermont Auvergne
Senior Fellow in charge of the Health Program, FERDI
Mathilde MAUREL
Director of Research, Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne CNRS - Université Paris 1
Senior Fellow FERDI
Fouzi MOURJI
Professor , Université Hassan II
Senior Fellow, FERDI
Marcelo OLARREAGA
Professor, University of Geneva
Research Fellow, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR).
Senior Fellow, Ferdi
Patrick PLANE
Director of Research, CNRS-CERDI
Associate Professor, University of Clermont Auvergne.
Sustainable Competitiveness Observatory Programme Manager, FERDI
Grégoire ROTA-GRAZIOSI
Head of the Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches sur le Développement International (CERDI)
Head of Programme, FERDI
Laurent WAGNER
Research Officer, FERDI

Regional and international integration

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Since its creation, FERDI, with CERDI, has been involved in partnership with the WAEMU and CEMAC Commissions on regional integration issues in the Franc Zone. FERDI has also analyzed the effects of trade policies on developing countries, and has developed various trade-related indicators.

Fin du franc CFA en Afrique de l’Ouest, quel avenir pour l’éco?

Le samedi 21 décembre 2019, le Président de la République française et le Président de la Côte d’Ivoire réunis à Abidjan à l’occasion de la visite du premier, ont ensemble annoncé la fin du franc CFA et son remplacement par l’éco.

Publication

19 March 2020

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This work, after a diagnosis of the state of integration in its various aspects, has led to many recommendations for strengthening regional integration in the Franc Area and promoting growth and development. The results have been, and continue to be, widely disseminated to institutions and unions in the Franc Zone and beyond.

FERDI's research focuses on:

Measuring political commitment to regional integration;
Strengthening competitiveness in the WAEMU, through the development of regional infrastructure;
Strengthening the effectiveness of CEMAC through the reform of multilateral surveillance and the integrated recovery of the area's economies;
Tax harmonization in the Franc Zone;
The prospects for reforming currency unions;
The rise of non-tariff measures (NTMs) and the challenges facing the international trading system.

Results and Impact

FERDI's work on ways to reduce trade costs and strengthen regional integration in the Franc Zone has influenced the reforms that have been carried out;
The CEMAC Council of Ministers adopted the reform of the multilateral surveillance system recommended by FERDI;
FERDI worked with CEMAC to develop a recovery plan for its 6 member countries after the fall in oil prices;
FERDI proposed a regional budget allocation mechanism to the African Development Bank;
FERDI supports CEMAC in the implementation of an economic recovery plan with monitoring indicators and an implementation schedule.

Projects