Côte d'Ivoire

The ICT sector still represents a relatively small proportion of the Ivorian economy, with most growth over recent years achieved via the telecoms industry. Mobile services in particular have grown exponentially over the past decade, but areas such as software, hardware, cloud computing and IT service outsourcing remain a comparatively small...

Côte d’Ivoire is actively seeking investors, both public and private, from home and abroad, as part of a broader aim to transform the tourism sector into one of the top three income-generating industries in the country. Creating investment opportunities is one of the four principle elements of Côte d’Ivoire’s tourism development strategy (see...

Flag carrier Air Côte d’Ivoire (ACI) began operations in 2012 to replace its insolvent predecessor, Air Ivoire. The airline is now well established and serves Abidjan, Bouaké, Korhogo, San Pedro, Odienné and Man domestically, as well as 20 cities throughout West Africa.

Political stability and continued economic growth are fuelling the development of Côte d’Ivoire’s retail sector. This is attracting new consumer goods manufacturers to the country, and driving the development of new shopping outlets with a diverse offer to cater to changing consumer habits. The number of retail points is growing through brick-...

While having a central role in the Ivorian economy – accounting for 25% of the country’s GDP and 60% of its exports – agricultural expansion over the medium term remains limited by the ineffectual allocation of agriculture land plots. Disagreements between growers and herders regularly leads to violent localised conflicts. Furthermore, the...

Since the end of civil unrest the authorities have made efforts to attract investment into the sector. Côte d’ Ivoire’s geographic position bodes well for an increase in oil and gas discoveries: it lies on an area between two tectonic plates called the West African transform margin, which has been the source of several oil findings in the past...