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Cocoa Commercialization: The Coffee-Cocoa Council Sets Measures for the Smooth Running of the 2024-2025 Season

To ensure the smooth running of the main 2024-2025 cocoa commercialization season, the Coffee-Cocoa Council (CCC), after government approval, has put in place specific measures, according to a statement signed by the Council's General Directorate on Oc...

Published on Oct 24, 2024

Côte d'Ivoire: Cocoa Harvest Expected to Rise by 25% in 2024-2025

In Côte d'Ivoire, cocoa production is projected to reach nearly 2.2 million tons during the 2024/2025 season, which started on Tuesday, October 1st. This information comes from sources close to the regulator who requested anonymity, as reported b...

Published on Oct 23, 2024

Foreign Trade: Minister Souleymane Diarrassouba Urges Ivorian Commercial Advisors to Strengthen Their Actions

On Monday, October 21, 2024, in Abidjan-Plateau, the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Souleymane Diarrassouba, urged Côte d'Ivoire's commercial advisors abroad to intensify their efforts in providing businesses with information on opportuniti...

Published on Oct 23, 2024

Extractive Industry: Minister Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly Inaugurates the Lafigué Gold Mine (Dabakala Department)

On Saturday, October 19, 2024, Minister of Mines, Petroleum, and Energy, Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly, inaugurated Côte d'Ivoire's 13th industrial gold mine in Lafigué, located in the Dabakala department.

Published on Oct 21, 2024

Public Finances: 2023 Budget Surplus of 38.6 billion CFA Francs

At the end of the Council of Ministers' meeting on October 16, 2024, in Abidjan, government spokesperson Amadou Coulibaly announced that Côte d'Ivoire's 2023 budget year closed with a surplus of 38.6 billion CFA francs.

Published on Oct 17, 2024

Paved Roads: The Current Network of 8,100 Km Will Be Expanded to 9,500 Km by the End of 2025

The current paved road network in Côte d'Ivoire, which stands at 8,100 km, will be extended to over 9,500 km by the end of 2025 with the completion of several road surfacing projects across the country. This announcement was made by Dr. Amédé Koffi Kouakou, Minister of Equipment...

Published on Oct 17, 2024

Japan boosts African Development Fund with JPY 51.67 billion concessional loan

The African Development Bank Group and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have signed a landmark 51.67 billion Japanese yen (US$421 million) concessional donor loan (CDL) agreement towards the African Development Fund.

Published on Oct 17, 2024

Côte d'Ivoire Solidifies Its Status as West Africa's Economic Hub with the Arrival of JP Morgan

Côte d'Ivoire is set to further strengthen its position as a leading economic hub in West Africa with the upcoming arrival of JP Morgan, one of the largest banks in the world. JP Morgan plans to establish a presence in the country by the end of 2...

Published on Oct 16, 2024

Cooperation: Two Key Agreements Signed Between Ivorian and Guinean Governments in the Digital Sector

Abidjan, October 13, 2024 - On Friday, October 11, 2024, in Conakry, two important agreements were signed by the Ivorian Minister of Digital Transition and Digitalization, Kalil Konaté, and his Guinean counterpart, Rose Pola Pricemou. One agreem...

Published on Oct 13, 2024

Cooperation Between Côte d’Ivoire and AFD: Two Agreements Signed to Support Entrepreneurship and Market Construction

The Ivorian government and the French Development Agency (AFD) signed two agreements on Friday, October 11, 2024, in Abidjan to support Côte d'Ivoire in developing public mechanisms for entrepreneurship and constructing markets in the communes of...

Published on Oct 12, 2024

Côte d'Ivoire - World Bank Cooperation

This Thursday, on the sidelines of the Economic Development Assembly for Africa, which aims to support the 21st replenishment of resources for the International Development Association (IDA-21), the President of the Republic, Alassane Ouattara, met with the President o...

Published on Oct 11, 2024

Energy Governance: Ministry of Energy Launches Mandatory Energy Audits

Abidjan, October 10, 2024 – On behalf of the Minister of Mines, Petroleum, and Energy, Mamadou Sangafowa-Coulibaly, Deputy Chief of Staff Souleymane Soro officially launched mandatory energy audits today in Abidjan. This initiative is in line with Decree No. 2016-862, dated November 3, 2016, w...

Published on Oct 10, 2024