Loading...

Economic News

Côte d’Ivoire Unveils a 246 Billion FCFA Ten-Year Strategy to Boost the Palm Oil Sector

Côte d’Ivoire has adopted an ambitious new roadmap to revitalize its palm oil industry and position it as a long-term driver of economic growth. During a workshop held in early October in Yamoussoukro, the Ministry of Agriculture validated...

Published on Oct 09, 2025

Côte d’Ivoire: African SMEs at the Center of the 25th Trade Finance Seminar in Abidjan

The 25th edition of the African Trade Finance Seminar (ATFS2025), scheduled to take place from November 4 to 6 in Abidjan, will make Côte d’Ivoire’s economic capital a hub for African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).<...

Published on Oct 08, 2025

Côte d’Ivoire: The Renovated Daloa–Issia Road, a Potential Boost for Agricultural Transport

In Côte d’Ivoire, the renovated Daloa–Issia road was inaugurated on Saturday, October 4, by Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé. Spanning 57 kilometers and completed at a total cost of 57.8 billion CFA francs (approximate...

Published on Oct 08, 2025

Côte d’Ivoire: Canadian Company Awalé Targets First Gold Deposit at Odienné by 2026

The gold industry in Côte d’Ivoire has been rapidly developing in recent years, with the government aiming to reach 100 tonnes of gold production by 2030, up from 58 tonnes delivered in 2024.

Published on Oct 06, 2025

Côte d’Ivoire: 920,000 Ounces of Indicated Gold Resources Now Confirmed for the Boundiali Project

After an initial resource estimate at the end of 2024, Aurum Resources launched a 100,000-meter drilling program to optimize the profile of its Boundiali gold project in Côte d’Ivoire. These efforts have already raised the project’s t...

Published on Oct 06, 2025

Côte d’Ivoire: Koné Dossongui Makes $305 Million Offer to Acquire Tongon Gold Mine

Côte d’Ivoire’s mining sector has reached a historic milestone. For the first time, a locally owned company is set to take control of a major gold operation. Koné Dossongui, head of Published on Oct 06, 2025

Extractive Resources: “Côte d’Ivoire Will Become Africa’s Leading Gold Producer Within Five Years,” Announces Minister Mamadou Sangafowa-Coulibaly

Within the next five years, Côte d’Ivoire will position itself as Africa’s leading gold producer, announced the Ivorian Minister of Mines, Petroleum and Energy, Mamadou Sangafowa-Coulibaly, on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at Sciences Po...

Published on Oct 06, 2025

AfDB Supports AfCFTA Implementation with $16 Million Institutional Assistance

On Friday in Abidjan, Sidi Ould Tah, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, met with Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

Published on Oct 05, 2025

BRVM: SAPH, Filtisac, and Tractafric Shine Alongside Orange

Orange CI dominated the trading session with a decisive contribution, recording a market capitalization gain of 22.6 billion FCFA, making it the most influential stock of the day. This boost strengthened the upward trend of the indices: the BRVM Compos...

Published on Oct 03, 2025

Economic Outlook: Growth Rate Projected at 6.7% in 2026

Côte d’Ivoire’s growth rate is projected at 6.7% in 2026, government spokesperson Amadou Coulibaly announced following the Council of Ministers on October 1, 2025, in Abidjan.

Published on Oct 02, 2025

Public Enterprises: Turnover Reaches 1,095.7 Billion CFAF, Achieving 109% of Budgetary Targets

In the first half of 2025, public enterprises maintained the positive momentum observed in recent years regarding their financial performance. Their consolidated turnover reached 1,095.7 billion CFAF, corresponding to 109% of the period’s budgeta...

Published on Oct 02, 2025

Energy Efficiency Program: Government Mobilizes Over 20 Billion CFAF to Finance the Project

 The Council adopted a decree ratifying a loan and implementation agreement amounting to 20,006,688,000 CFAF, signed on June 30, 2025, between Kreditanstalt Für Wiederaufbau (KFW) and the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, to finance the...

Published on Oct 02, 2025