Bernardo Bruzzone: ALL BLOG POSTS
While Morocco already benefitted from relatively high internet and mobile penetration, the pandemic has accelerated digitalisation in the country thanks to the adoption of innovative solutions across a wide range of industries.
In the face of economic challenges after the political upheaval of the 2000-11 period, Côte d’Ivoire has implemented major reforms, allowing it to become one of the most dynamic economies in Africa. Significant public investment, combined with strong prices for many agricultural cash crops, helped achieve average annual GDP growth of 8.5% between 2012 and 2018, and preliminary growth figures stood at 7.5% in 2019. Moves made to diversify the economy away from a reliance on raw exports are already paying dividends, and there has been a renewed focus on developing the business environment to further encourage private-sector-led growth.