> Aid for Development - on 22/10/2009

Is Africa a Future Agricultural Giant? A New Role for the Private Sector in African Agriculture

By Patrick SEVAISTRE, consultant specialized in the development of the private sector in Africa, former manager of the Programme d'Appui au Développement du Secteur Privé at the OECD and associate Fellow at the Thomas More Institute. Available in French only.

> Aid for Development - on 04/07/2009

Microinsurance in Africa, or the construction of modern insurances beyond appearances

By Marc NABETH, consultant CGSI Consulting , Associate Fellow of Thomas More Institute, author of "Micro-assurance : défis, mise en place et commercialisation" (ed. de l’Argus de l’assurance, 2006). Article published in "L'Assureur africain" Review, N°73(FANAF). Available in French only.

> Aid for Development - on 02/06/2009

Microinsurance for Primary Risks: Getting Collective Development through Individual Resilience

By Michel VATÉ, former Dean of the Faculty of Economic Science of Lyon, Professor emeritus of Economics at the University of Lyon. He is now Associate Fellow of the Thomas More Institute. He has published the Note “Reinsuring the Planet: Towards a Pro-Poor Financial Globalisation” (Thomas More Institute, 2004). Article published in the "Journal of Insurance & risk Management – Pravartak" (India).

More information: http://niasom.edu.in

> Aid for Development - on 14/05/2009

12 proposals to restructure the European Development Aid Policy

The economic crisis strongly hit developed countries but who can measure the consequences of the crisis on developing countries? Because the nature of the crisis is global, global solutions have to be found and developed economies including European countries cannot turn their back from the poorest countries. With the coming European elections on the 7th of June, Thomas More Institute publishes a comprehensive note with specific proposals to reform the European development aid policy. Available in French only.

> Aid for Development - on 06/04/2009

Improving Business Climate in Central Africa : Elements for a Successful Public-Private Dialogue

By Patrick SEVAISTRE, consultant specialized in the development of the private sector in Africa, former manager of the Programme d'Appui au Développement du Secteur Privé at the OECD and research associate at Thomas More Institute. Available in French only.

> Aid for Development - on 11/12/2007

L'assurance, un nouveau levier pour le développement : comment orienter la mondialisation financière vers les pauvres

Article de Michel VATÉ, professeur à l’Institut d’Études politiques de Lyon, chargé d’enseignement à l’Université Lyon I Claude Bernard, chercheur associé à l'Institut Thomas More, publié dans le livre collectif (sous la direction de Jacques ATTALI et Christian de BOISSIEU) "Un monde en mouvement : enjeux et défis", éditions Eska, 2007.

> Aid for Development - on 03/12/2007

The Advantages of new commercial agreements between EU and Africa in favour of Development

By Patrick SEVAISTRE, former Manager of the Programme d’Appui au Développement du Secteur Privé (OECD) and former european Manager ESIPP (EU-SADC Investment Promotion Programm, European Commission), CEO of Afrique Initiatives SA, Associate fellow of Thomas More Institute, and Michel VATÉ, Professor at Lyon Institute of Political Studies, Associate fellow of Thomas More Institute. Available in French.

> Aid for Development - on 27/11/2007

Insurance and Micro-insurance in Africa

By Marc NABETH, consultant CGSI Consulting , Associate Fellow of Thomas More Institute. Article published in the revue "Risques, les Cahiers de l'assurance" N° 71, Automn 2007.

More information: http://www.ffsa.fr

> Aid for Development - on 22/11/2007

Financiers et micro-crédit : logique philantropique et/ou financière ?

Marc NABETH, chercheur associé à l'Institut Thomas More et consultant CGSI Consulting, interviendra lors du colloque organisé le 22 novembre prochain, de 14h à 18h, par l'AFI-CNAM au CNAM (Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers - 292, rue Saint Martin - 75003 Paris) consacré aux thèmes de la microfinance, du micro-crédit et de la micro-assurance.

More information: http://aficnam.org

> Aid for Development - on 22/11/2007

Enjeux locaux et pratiques du codéveloppement

L'Institut Thomas More est partenaire du colloque organisé par le Centre de Formation des Elus Locaux, en collaboration avec le Partenariat Eurafricain et le Carrefour des Acteurs Sociaux, le Jeudi 22 Novembre 2007, de 9h30 à 17h30, au Sénat (France).