In terms of increasing electricity access, what challenges does Côte d’Ivoire need to overcome?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Eric Amoussouga, CEO for Francophone Africa, General Electric: Interview from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2020
Articles & Analysis | What is Côte d'Ivoire doing to boost mining activity? from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2020
Although Côte d’Ivoire has long been recognised for its production and export of food crops, some of its other natural resources have been comparatively underexplored. To reverse this trend, the authorities are working to encourage the development of the mining industry and exploit known pockets of key mineral resources, such as gold, bauxite...
Chapter | Energy & Mining from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2020
Côte d’Ivoire has traditionally based its energy supply on a combination of gas-fired generation and...
Côte d’Ivoire is an economic powerhouse in West Africa, posting average growth of 8% between 2011 and 2018. However, the rate of GDP growth in real terms fell to 6.7% in 2019 and is expected to contract to 2.7% in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent widespread shutdowns. Looking to the future, the IMF expects growth to rebound to 8.7% in 2021, highlighting the country’s economic resilience.
Articles & Analysis | New gas development poised to increase capacity in Saudi Arabia from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2020
Natural gas looks likely to play an increasingly important role in Saudi Arabia’s economy in the years ahead as the Kingdom begins to tap into new reservoirs that are poised to satisfy the growing demand from the power generation, desalination and industrial sectors. Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud, the minister of energy, hinted that the...