Editing Ouagadougou (section)

== Economy ==
[[File:Ouagadougou place nations unies.JPG|thumb|Ouagadougou's busy city centre]]

The economy of Ouagadougou is based on industry and commerce. Some industrial facilities have relocated from [[Bobo-Dioulasso]] to Ouagadougou, which has made the city an important industrial centre of Burkina Faso. The industrial areas of [[Kossodo]] and [[Gounghin, Ouagadougou|Gounghin]] are home to several processing plants and factories. The industry of Ouagadougou is the sector that fuels  urban growth, as people move to the city from the countryside to find employment in industry.<ref name=oue>{{cite news |last1=Ouedraogo |first1=R Ulysse Emmanuel |title=Chapitre 1 : Ouagadougou, une agglomération dynamique |publisher=University of Ouagadougou |language=fr}}</ref> The Copromof workshop in Ouagadougou sews cotton [[lingerie]] for the French label "Atelier Augusti."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Alex Duval |title=Burkina Faso's French knicker-makers |work=BBC News – Africa |access-date=9 July 2014 |date=1 July 2014 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28055138}}</ref>

Ouagadougou is an important commercial centre. It is a centre where goods are collected and directed to rural areas. With a large consumer base, large amounts of energy sources, raw materials for buildings, agricultural products and livestock products are imported to the city.<ref name=oue/>

The economy is dominated by the [[informal sector]], which is characterized by petty commodity production, and workers not necessarily having salaries. Traditional, informal trade is widespread and concentrated around markets and major roads, as well as in outlets in neighborhoods. There are also instances of modern economic practices with workplaces having qualified, stable labor forces, or more traditional forms of business such as family businesses.<ref name=oue/>

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The tertiary sector is also an important part of the economy. This comprises communications, banking, transport, bars, restaurants, hotels, as well as administrative jobs.<ref name=oue/>