CATEGORY: OBG CEO Surveys
Having emerged as one of the world’s best-performing economies after a decade of political turmoil, Côte d’Ivoire is continuing its efforts to propel the economy forward, with a focus on enhancing industrialisation. Of the 139 C-suite executives that participated in Oxford Business Group’s inaugural Business Barometer:
Côte d’Ivoire CEO Survey, 58% consider the measures put in place to drive industrialisation as either positive or very positive. However, while 84% of respondents are positive or very positive about local business conditions, access to credit could be improved, with 68% classifying it as difficult or very difficult.
Jordan has been a bastion of stability in an otherwise volatile region. It largely escaped the throes of the Arab
Spring and, despite economic difficulties, has enacted reforms to meet IMF assistance requirements. However, recent years have seen increasing strain on finances, resulting in mixed – and even contradictory – reactions from business leaders, as can be seen in OBG’s Business Barometer: Jordan CEO Survey, conducted in late 2017. Despite 63% of our more than 100 respondents reporting positive or very positive expectations of local business conditions, 70% say investor confidence in the economy is not improving or definitely not improving.
Jordan has been a bastion of stability in an otherwise volatile region. It largely escaped the Arab Spring and, despite economic difficulties, has enacted reforms to meet IMF assistance requirements.