Souhir Mzali: ALL BLOG POSTS

As a strong advocate of economic and trade integration in West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire has placed great emphasis on rebuilding and extending region-wide infrastructure networks. Such efforts have the local business community upbeat, with 68% of the 100 respondents in the 2019 edition of the Business Barometer: Côte d’Ivoire CEO Survey saying the African Continental Free Trade Agreement will have a positive or very positive impact on intra-regional trade. While moves to encourage economic diversification are well under way, the majority of executives (33%) say that agriculture will remain the primary driver of economic growth in 2025, closely followed by industry (30%).