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...
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Articles & Analysis | Making adjustments: Retail and automobile growth exposes a wider logistics issue from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2015
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?
Chapter | Industry & Mining from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2015
Côte d’Ivoire’s industrial sector has a long and storied history as one of the most developed in the sub-region, but as with many parts of the economy, it is recovering from the adverse impact of a decade of unrest. Resolution of the political crisis in 2011, and the recovery that it sparked, has started to bring about improvements. As such, the secondary sector increased its contribution to...
A heavyweight within the West African Economic and Monetary Union, accounting for 35% of the eight-member region’s GDP, Côte d’Ivoire’s growth is a bellwether for Francophone West Africa. An ambitious government spending programme and a range of pro-business reforms are set to boost economic activity going forward.