Today, the African continent is home to 60% of the world’s arable land. It has abundant energy resources ranging from hydrocarbons to renewable energies. In addition, four of the world’s 10 most dynamic economies, including Côte d’Ivoire, are on the African continent. By 2050, one in four people of the globe’s population will be African and...
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 respondents in the 2019 edition of the Business Barometer: Côte d’Ivoire CEO Survey saying the African...
Although they account for the majority of the companies in operation in Côte d’Ivoire, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are confronted with a number of difficulties – similar to most countries in Africa – that prevent them from developing and expanding. Issues include access to credit, low survival rate in the first three years of...
On October 24, 2013 the Conference of Heads of State and Government of UEMOA inaugurated an annual review through Act No. 05/2013/CCEG/UEMOA to encourage members to accelerate the implementation of reforms, policies, programmes and community projects within the union. In application of the act’s provisions on the modalities for the review’s...
Although economic growth has been slowing since 2016, the outlook remains bright, with the IMF forecasting an...
ETIQUETTE: Business etiquette in Côte d’Ivoire is similar to that in France. A handshake is appropriate for both men and women when first meeting someone new. When a woman meets someone for the second time, three kisses on the cheek are an appropriate greeting. Before discussing business, it is...
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