After a decade of underinvestment and neglect, Côte d’Ivoire’s authorities are keen to make up for lost time and leapfrog the country into the digital era, expanding activity in IT services, improving infrastructure and boosting computer literacy. However, it is an ambitious goal in a country where 2.4% of the population has regular access to the...
In a bid to tackle the main problems facing the cocoa sector – flagging production, mediocre quality and growing numbers of farmers quitting the crop – the government launched a sweeping reform programme in November 2011 that seeks to remedy the underlying cause of the structural problems in the segment: low prices for farmers. The sector’s new...
While the Ivoirian banking system is characterised by a diversity of service providers, it is dominated by a few players. The top three banks control 41% of all resources, the top eight control 83.3%, while 13 of the 23 banks marshal resources of less than CFA100bn (€150m). With the exception of state-owned Banque Nationale d’Investissements (BNI)...
To meet 10% growth in local electricity demand and benefit from the rising regional need for power, Côte d’Ivoire will have to make significant investments in all parts of the power supply chain as well as prioritise increasing natural gas and oil production. With an advanced power infrastructure by regional standards and ample energy resources for...
Given the predominant role of small-scale agriculture, uncertainties over rural land rights and ensuing conflicts have limited the development of Côte d’Ivoire’s agricultural sector. The management of 98% of rural land is according to custom, while only 2% is with a title deed. Côte d’Ivoire essentially has a dual legal framework for rural land...
In a region home to 250m people and which is expected to reach 360m by 2020 as per World Bank figures, the provision and expansion of the power supply is a key challenge. Set up in 2006, with the initial aim of creating a regional electricity market, the West African Power Pool (WAPP) is now pushing ahead with a sub-programme that seeks to integrate...
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