The closing of the 5th edition of the national State/Private Sector meeting of the Consultation and Orientation Framework for State/Private Sector Dialogue (CODESP), took place on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, on a note of satisfaction.
For two days, participants reflected on “ the role of land in the promotion of productive investment in Burkina Faso “. This with the aim of identifying possible solutions to meet the challenges related to land and which negatively impact productive investment. At the end of the works, “We are all unanimous that the various land issues, specifically speculation, the procedures relating to mobilization and securing as well as the issuance of deeds limit the impact of the numerous efforts made by the Government to facilitate private investment in our country “, diagnosed the participants, according to the closing speech of Prime Minister Me Apollinaire Joachimson Kyélem de Tambéla. Thus, conclusions and recommendations were drawn from discussions around the challenges of land mobilization for productive investment in Burkina Faso. These include: the rehabilitation of the industrial zones of Bobo-Dioulasso and Ouagadougou; securing land reserves; the development of land development plans; digitization of the land registry; the creation of a land mobilization committee for productive investments; sign a Joint Order to ensure the security of agricultural and livestock areas (ZAE); put in place a ZAE management procedures manual. According to the president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Burkina Faso (CCI-BF), Mahamadi Savadogo, « the implementation of the relevant recommendations made will allow better management of land capital to make it a lever for attracting private investment while strengthening the foundations for continuous improvement in the resilience and competitiveness of our economy”.
ICC-BF Engagements
Also, he assures that “the private sector, for its part, would like to reassure the Government of its commitment to play its part fully in the implementation of the recommendations made”. Furthermore, he announces “the development and servicing of the Various Activities Zone of Bobo-Dioulasso; and the financing of the feasibility study for the creation of a one-stop shop for real estate development under the aegis of the Ministry in charge of housing” by the CCI-BF.
During the meeting, the participants took stock of the status of implementation of the recommendations of the 4th edition of their 2021 national meeting and the regional meetings held in 2022.
In addition to the communication on the central theme of CODESP 2023, participants were treated to three others. One on “Fight against the soaring prices of consumer products in Burkina Faso: measures taken and prospects”. The other on: “What public/private partnership for the development of industrial zones, growth poles and economic platforms (special economic zones, free zones, zones of various activities, etc.)”. The last communication focused on “Optimization of land policy for sustainable productive investments in a context of security challenges”. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Burkina Faso then made a presentation of the cross-cutting and specific concerns of the private sector”.
The closing ceremony was an opportunity for the business world to once again show its support for the peace effort. Thus the CCI-BF offered 500 million FCFA, its staff 17 million FCFA and the AFRICALLIA Forum 50 million FCFA, or 567 million FCFA for the benefit of the Patriotic Support Fund.
Aly Konate
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