Participants : Alain Antil, Marie-Claire Aoun, Benjamin Auge, Sophie Boisseau du Rocher, Otaviano Canuto, Uri Dadush, Karim El Aynaoui, Thomas Gomart, Moubarack Lo, Jacques Manlay, Françoise Nicolas, Philippe Perdrix, Hélène Quénot-Suarez, Abdallah Saaf, Hervé Théry, Alfredo Valladão
Location: IFRI, Paris
Originally published byt the OCP Policy Center
The first roundtable focused on China, Russia, Turkey and Morocco.
This second roundtable will focus on Brazil, Indonesia, Nigeria and Ivory Coast
Brazil, a large economic and political player in International Relation from the beginning of the 2000, it is experiencing a slower growth since 2011. Given the lack of investment in innovative sectors and the still existing large social inequalities, how will Brazil perform?
Indonesia, has all the potential—geopolitical, political, and cultural—to become a powerful economy. However, the many internal crises and low level of industrialization are not conducive to restoring investors’ confidence and makes us question its future growth.
Nigeria, first African economy in 2014, is now part of the emerging countries family. However, the large inequalities as well as the lack of diversity in its economic sector—it mainly relies on the oil sector which is declining—are not favorable to steady growth. Furthermore, the lack of security only renders this giant with clay feet more fragile.
Ivory Coast, with great natural and human resources and a performing infrastructure could look forward to rapid economic growth. However great rural-urban inequalities as well a tense political climate could hinder its future development.
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