Supported by strong economic growth, the banking sector has expanded rapidly in recent years, financing public and private sector investment in reconstruction after the return of political stability in 2011. Profitability among the top-tier banks remains strong, with shareholders in publicly listed institutions benefitting from attractive...
Since the end of the civil war in 2011, Côte d’Ivoire has stepped forward into a new era of sustained peace and high economic growth. Linguistically, ethnically and religiously diverse, the former French colony is now aiming to regain its historic status as a peaceful and prosperous West African nation state.
As a member of UEMOA, the African Union and ECOWAS, Côte d’Ivoire is an active player in regional politics. While the country’s close ties to France and its distance from pan-Africanism has traditionally strained relations with neighbouring Ghana, the it retains good relations with its other neighbours, namely Burkina Faso, Mali, Liberia and...
After five years of strong economic growth and relative political calm, frustrations have been mounting at the slow pace of improvement in living conditions in certain segments of the population. Those with the most leverage, such as security forces and public servants, have pressured the government with demands for increased spending. At the...
Côte d’Ivoire is a presidential republic. Since the cessation of the civil war in 2011, the country’s president, Alassane Ouattara, who is currently serving his second term, has said he wants to make the process of reconciliation his priority. Aiming to address the issues that fuelled the tensions behind the war, a series of reforms have been...
Côte d’Ivoire has been on a gradual recovery following a decade of political instability and the attack at Grand-Bassam in March 2016. While both situations drove out businesses and tourists alike, the country is taking steps to ensure the now burgeoning sector is supported as travellers return. According to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), in 2015 tourism...
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