Global trade faces protectionist headwinds that are dampening the outlook for growth in the coming years. According to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), trade volume grew by 4.7% in 2017 and is expected to have moderated slightly to 4.4% in 2018 and dip to 4% in 2019. Although this means growth will fall below the 4.8% average seen since...
Since the end of the political and military crisis in 2011, inward foreign direct investment (FDI) to Côte d’Ivoire has progressed continually, doubling from $302m in 2011 to $675m in 2017, and reaching $607m in the first half of 2018 alone. Strong economic performance and the government’s focus on rebuilding infrastructure have driven Côte d’...
After a decade-long political crisis ended in 2011 Côte d’Ivoire’s economy has bounced back to become one of the fastest-growing economies in Africa. Between 2012 and 2016 the country’s GDP grew by an annual average of 9%. This recovery was supported by rising commodity prices and substantial public sector investment to rebuild and upgrade...
Since achieving independence in 1960, Côte d’Ivoire has managed to maintain broadly friendly relations with its neighbours, its French former colonial ruler, and within a continental and multilateral context.
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