Sustainable Competitiveness

The Sustainable Competitiveness Observatory (Observatoire de la Compétitivité durable, in French) aims to analyse the capacity of each of the 54 African countries to integrate into the global economy.

Active

The competitiveness analysed through the vulnerability of economies, the attractiveness of territories, and price competitiveness. These three items are also linked to performance variables, in this case, the overall and product-specific evolution of market shares. https://competitivite.ferdi.fr/

Achievements 2023-2024

Two studies have been carried out on competitiveness in the WAEMU zone. The first examines non-price competitiveness in WAEMU, and the second focuses on structural transformation in WAEMU. Patrick Plane, the author of these studies, provides valuable insights to guide strategic decisions in the region.

 ↪  From 12 to 14 December 2023, the Institut des hautes études du dévelopment durable (IHEDD) organised a seminar bringing together executives from the public and private sectors who are working to integrate sustainable competitiveness into public policies. Led by Désiré Avom and Patrick Plane, the seminar explored the concept of competitiveness and presented innovative measurement tools that take into account attractiveness, price competitiveness and vulnerability. 


↪ Jaime de Melo and Marcelo Olarreaga are editing a special issue of The World Economy dedicated to the symposium on supply chain trade in Africa. The issue is titled "Supply Chain Trade in Africa: Retrospect and Prospect," vol. 46 (issue 11). 

Training

Publications
All publications

Data
All indicators

Events
All events

Blogs

Press review