Bolstered by the economic rebound since 2012, double-digit growth in Côte d’Ivoire’s insurance sector is attracting new entrants and product innovation. While it is the largest market of the 15-country Inter-African Conference of Insurance Markets (Conférence Interafricaine des Marchés d' Assurances, CIMA), the sector is fragmented for its size...
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Articles & Analysis | Cutting losses, pushing growth: Greater domestic activity and foreign interest drive the industry forward from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2015
Articles & Analysis | SGBCI: Banking from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2015
THE COMPANY: Société Générale de Banques en Côte d’Ivoire (SGBCI) is the largest bank in the West African Economic and Monetary Union and was created in 1962 from the local branches of France’s Société Générale bank, with the participation of the government and several international...
Articles & Analysis | Solibra: Beverages from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2015
THE COMPANY: After 60 years in operation, the Société de Limonaderies et Brasseries d'Afrique ( Solibra) has developed production expertise and unparalleled consumer awareness in the beverage market in Côte d'Ivoire. The company has invested nearly CFA47bn (€70.5m) since 2012 to...
Articles & Analysis | Tapping the market: Efforts are under way to boost listings and provide easier exits from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2015
Far more dynamic than the public markets as a source of equity funding, African private equity (PE) has drawn increasing attention from global investors, with €2.5bn in new funds destined for the region in 2013, up 136% year-on-year according to the second annual study by EY and the African PE and Venture Capital Association (AVCA). While bigger...
Articles & Analysis | Total CI: Petroleum from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2015
THE COMPANY: Total was established in Côte d’Ivoire in 1947 and currently engages in downstream, refining and marketing activities. Its main assets include a gas filling centre (domestic liquefied natural gas), two aviation fuel depots (Abidjan and Yamoussoukro) and participation in...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Kadi Fadika-Coulibaly, Managing Director, Hudson & Cie, on challenges and opportunities in the secondary bond market: Viewpoint from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2015
The bond market is made up of 76% treasury bonds, issued by the eight West African Economic and Monetary Union (Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine, UEMOA) states; 16% from international and regional development institutions; and 8% corporate bonds. From 1998 to 2009 the corporate segment was not very active owing to regulation requiring corporate issuers to...