An open economy with trade accounting for 91% of GDP in 2013, Côte d’Ivoire has traditionally held a central position in regional trade. The heavyweight of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest-Africaine, UEMOA) with 35% of regional GDP, the country lost some of its stature over the decade of unrest....
The National Development Plan (NDP) boosted public investment from 3% of GDP in 2011 to 9.7% by 2015, but headline spending is not the only notable aspect of Côte d’Ivoire’s fiscal policy. With donor support the authorities have also made headway on improving execution of spending and shifting funds to capital projects – even if recurrent...
While Côte d’Ivoire has a natural advantage in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest-Africaine, UEMOA), with the region’s largest market and most developed infrastructure, authorities are striving to improve the country’s soft infrastructure to improve rankings in international investment climate...
A heavyweight within the West African Economic and Monetary Union (Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest-Africaine, UEMOA), accounting for 35% of the eight-member region’s GDP, Côte d’Ivoire’s growth is a bellwether for Francophone West Africa. Driven by rising public spending and public-private partnerships (PPPs) in infrastructure projects,...
LANGUAGE: While classic Arabic and Amazigh are Morocco’s official languages, the most widely spoken is the local dialect darija. French is also spoken in business, government circles, schools and universities. It is common to hear people mixing Arabic and French when speaking. Different Berber dialects are spoken in the Atlas...
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