Events du programme 'Regional Integration, Trade and Competitiveness'

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

WTO webinar. Jaime de Melo (Univ. Geneva, Ferdi) participated in the round-table 1 "What drives the utilization of trade preferences?"

Speech by Jaime de Melo (University of Geneva, Ferdi): African Continental Free Trade Area, perspectives and challenges.

A FERDI's webinar co-organised with the Ecobank Academy. Speakers : Daniel Ona Ondo, Michel-Cyr Djiena Wembou, Cheikh Travaly, Mustapha Mahamat and Patrick Plane.

Lecture by Shanta Devarajan, Professor of Development Economics at Georgetown University, former Chief Economist at the World Bank after serving as Chief Economist for Africa, South Asia, and Middle East.

Florian Léon (FERDI) participated in a session of the CEMAC College of Surveillance.

Jaime de Melo, Scientific Advisor at FERDI and Professor Emeritus of the University of Geneva was a panelist at the session on market access conditions and trade costs faced by new products.

Within the framework of the Labex IDGM+, FERDI in partnership with CERDI launched the "Development Policy Meetings" between public decision-makers or leading political figures and interested public, in particular students from CERDI Université Clermont Auvergne.

As part of its partnership agreement with the WAEMU Commission, FERDI has received a delegation of executives from the Commission in Clermont-Ferrand from 2 to 13 December 2019.

Workshop organized by the WAEMU Commission in collaboration with FERDI and CREDAF. Anne-Marie Geourjon (FERDI) and Emilie Caldeira (University Clermont Auvergne - CERDI) represented FERDI.

Jaime de Melo (Ferdi, University of Geneva) presented a communication "What Role for Regional Economic Communities in the context of AfCFTA?

This meeting is the first under on this topic under the Convention signed, late 2018, between the CEMAC Commission and the Foundation for Studies and Research on International Development (FERDI).

Jaime de Melo, Senior Fellow at FERDI, spoke on the Continental Free Trade Area for Africa (AfCFTA) and the Common External Tariff (CET) assessments of the East African Community (EAC).

Jaime de Melo (Ferdi, University of Geneva) presented a communication on gender equality in the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA).

The Regional integration program team visited the WAEMU Commission in Ouagadougou to present its research projects.