Côte d'Ivoire

ETIQUETTE: Business etiquette is similar to that of 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 polite to break the...

Instructor quality is a major driver of students’ educational experiences, and often teachers play an important role in maintaining satisfactory retention rates. Although a February 2017 World Bank report highlighted teacher training as an area of comparative weakness in Côte d’Ivoire, the government is working diligently to address it. One...

The recent 2018 financial law has introduced a new set of legislations that aim to modernise international taxation in Côte d’Ivoire, and more specifically, to strengthen the domestic rules on transfer pricing. In that regard, the country has positioned itself on the OECD rules on base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) by adopting two key...

The Ivorian government has made it evident that it seeks to fast-track the coherent and complete implementation of an important tax reform, which the private sector has been waiting for since 2015. The objective is clear: the Ivorian economy must generate additional tax revenues to maintain the momentum of a more inclusive level of economic...