I. GENERAL LEGAL ENVIRONMENT: undefined A. Sources of Law: Côte d’Ivoire has a civil law system where laws are compiled in codes and establish what is legal and what is illegal. The higher law is the version of the Constitution adopted by referendum on July 23, 2000. The Constitution includes laws that are adopted by the National Assembly, ordinances and decrees issued by the President, and,...
Although sporadic conflict over the past 15 years has complicated development efforts in Côte d’Ivoire’s media sector, more recently new opportunities for growth in each form of media have emerged. The print media faces serious financial constraints, yet the return to relative stability is set to enable vendors to sell publications to areas previously isolated by fighting, while the expected...
In the 1980s Côte d’Ivoire’s health care system was a model for the region, but population growth, waning state revenues and conflict eroded the capacity of public institutions, leading to material and facility shortages and declining health for citizens. Major killers today are largely preventive diseases, such as malaria and HIV/AIDS, demanding the establishment of national programmes to...
Following a period of minimal activity due to political unrest, Côte d’Ivoire’s tourism sector is now showing signs of recovery. According to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), in 2012, the travel and tourism industry directly contributed CFA285.4bn (€428.1m), or 2.4% to GDP, with the figure set to rise by 3.6% to CFA295.6bn (€443.4m) in 2013. By 2014, growth in direct and total...
As with many emerging markets, data is playing an ever more important role in Côte d’Ivoire’s telecoms sector. While many subscribers have multiple SIM cards, the mobile market is nonetheless rapidly nearing saturation, which means the country’s six operators are looking to sustain high growth rates by both expanding the uptake of value-added services and improving network quality.
After a decade-long crisis, donor funds are set to provide the Ivoirian government with enough capital to kickstart a series of public-private partnerships (PPPs) meant to re-launch its weakened economy. The government’s roadmap, including billion-dollar infrastructure projects, and a deficit of about 400,000 homes offer many opportunities in the construction sector.
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