The government has set up an export council charged with implementing a strategy to diversify the world’s leading cocoa exporter away from its traditional markets and provide a roadmap for realising opportunities related to mining and rubber, among other segments.
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Articles & Analysis | New signposts for exports: A clearer growth strategy emerges under recent government directives from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2015
Articles & Analysis | Making adjustments: Retail and automobile growth exposes a wider logistics issue from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2015
Broad economic recovery, with real GDP growth at 8.7% in 2013 — albeit from a low base — bodes well for Côte d’Ivoire’s retail sector. According to the IMF, the country’s current positive macro-economic outlook is supported by “sustained strong domestic demand”, aided in part by low inflationary pressure of 1.2%. The forecast, combined with a...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Clare Short, Chair of the Board, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI): Interview from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2015
What challenges do transparency initiatives face in ensuring good governance in sub-Saharan Africa?
Articles & Analysis | Broad reform: Revamped industrial policy targets sweeping changes from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2015
Côte d’Ivoire is aiming to increase the contribution of its industrial sector to the national economy from 25% at present to 40% by 2020 as part of a brand new, fouryear industrial programme. Known as the National Enterprise and Restructuring and Upgrading Programme (Programme National de Restructuration et de Mise à Niveau, PNRMN), and launched...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Adham El Khalil, CEO, Eurofind Participation: Interview from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2015
How can the energy costs and supply of raw materials for steel producers be better managed?
With the recent economic growth spurt serving as a testament to Côte d’Ivoire’s recovery, the subsequent increase in energy consumption has also highlighted gaps in provision. Under pressure to satisfy growing domestic demand and to consolidate its position as a regional energy supplier, the power segment is currently going through an ambitious expansion exercise. Meanwhile, in the upstream...