Technical Committee on Consultation (TCC) Meeting: Minister Adama Coulibaly Commends the Dynamism of Public-Private Sector Dialogue

On Wednesday, March 5, 2025, Adama Coulibaly, the Minister of Finance and Budget, and Chairman of the Technical Committee on Consultation (TCC), expressed his satisfaction with the ongoing dynamism in the exchanges between the State and the private sector. These exchanges continue to improve within various sectoral parity frameworks and localities, thanks to the Local Consultation Committees between the State and the Private Sector.

Minister Coulibaly made these remarks during the first meeting of the year 2025 of the TCC held in Abidjan-Plateau, where initial concerns raised by the Executive Secretariat of the State-Private Sector Consultation Committee (SE-CCESP) were reviewed. Many of these concerns were addressed in technical meetings involving representatives from ministries or public administration structures.

"I would like to thank all the administrations and private sector organizations that support this initiative to promote public-private dialogue in our various economic hubs. Today, the Local Consultation Committees between the State and the Private Sector are fully operational in San Pedro, Bouaké, and Korhogo," said Minister Coulibaly.

The government, he assured, remains committed to maintaining strong collaboration with the private sector on the major projects for the country's economic development: "Our public-private dialogue tool is becoming more robust and is increasingly shaping our economic environment for the development of businesses and the improvement of the business climate in our country."

Minister Coulibaly emphasized: "Together, we have made significant progress in addressing, through our meetings and specific working groups, the various issues that impact the daily operations of our businesses and the realities of our economy. I count on all of you, members of the Technical Committee on Consultation, to maintain these achievements and tackle the development challenges of our country through a dynamic consultation framework."

The meeting's agenda included several key topics, such as the resumption of metrological controls, measures in the 2025 fiscal annex in favor of the private sector, education/training debt, VAT credit reimbursements, establishing a collaboration framework with AES countries, the reform of the Professional Training Development Fund (FDFP), the state of Abidjan’s Port Boulevard, the multiplicity of import and fertilizer marketing permits, and the challenges related to rising collection fees for small businesses and customs brokers, among others.