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Burundi: Country Study Plots Future, Economy
Real estate news By Kampala
22 October 2007
As Burundi recovers from 14 years of civil war, the country has embarked on a comprehensive strategic programme aimed at lifting the economy from years of neglect and conflict. Last week the government commissioned a study that will map out a post conflict vision for the country's development agenda and usher in an environment of private-public competitiveness. The initiative codenamed The Vision for Commercial and industrial development strategy for Burundi, is being sponsored by a World Bank programme, The Economic Management Project, PAGE (Project D'Appui a la Gestion Economique (PAGE)), and is being undertaken by the OTF Group, was inaugurated at PAGE headquarters in Bujumbura last week.
The OTF Group is a competitiveness consulting firm that is helping developing countries with expertise and capacity building. The results from the two-month study from the OTF Group will form the basis on which Burundi will create and build an environment for more innovative, increase productivity and create competitive advantages in five main sectors. "We have about 50 sectors in which to build on but we will identify the top five sectors and develop these," said Eric Kacou, the lead OTF consultant.
The OTF Group will be looking at the different synergies that have interplay in economic development. We'll look at the infrastructure, human resource, finance, natural resources, institutions, technical know-how and the culture as a basis from which to build framework for the competitiveness strategy. The launch at the PAGE conference facility was attended by key players from private, public sectors and officials from USAID agribusiness development programmes.
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