As larger banking groups expand their reach within the West African Economic and Monetary Union (Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest-Africaine, UEMOA), authorities at the region’s central bank have recently implemented a number of significant changes. First, they have raised capital requirements to enhance lenders’ scale. Second, they have begun...
Côte d'Ivoire
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Articles & Analysis | Rules and takeovers: Regulatory changes and privatisations are drawing foreign investors from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2015
Interviews & Viewpoints | Tiémoko Meyliet Koné, Governor, Central Bank of West African States: Interview from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2015
Articles & Analysis | A longer reach: Amid double-digit growth, local and foreign banks vie for market share with acquisitions, expansions and reforms from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2015
As the established banking centre of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest-Africaine, UEMOA), Côte d’Ivoire’s financial services industry has sustained double-digit growth since emerging from the national crisis in 2011. The market still faces legacy issues, such as high aggregate non-performing loans...
