COTE D'VOIRE: MAPPING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE EMERGING MARKET LEADER IN AFRICA

Get the latest economic trends, policy changes, and business opportunities in one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies. This book analyzes the most recent data, consumer behavior, and high-growth sectors – highlighting a remarkable recovery from two civil wars to an unstoppable economic rise, all within just twenty years. This growth has been driven by a shift in economic policy focused on boosting local light manufacturing, investing in large-scale infrastructure projects, expanding mining and natural resource extraction, and promoting innovation and entrepreneurship among the youth.

Ivory Coast stands as the undisputed leader in the financial services sector, dominating banking assets within the region’s eight-nation central bank, the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), as well as the regional capital market, the Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM), where Ivory Coast accounts for 60% of all listings.

Through the National Development Plan (NDP) 2026–2030, Ivory Coast aims to expand its local manufacturing capacity and accelerate industrialization by adding value – up to 50% for many of its primary products, including cocoa and crude oil. The groundwork for this national project is highly promising, with development of the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway and the ports of Abidjan and San Pedro set to further enhance regional connectivity. Major players – including Italian and Canadian mining giants Eni and Montage Gold, the Biovea Energy Consortium, Heineken, and Carrefour – are already making strategic moves. This book maps out all the opportunities and guides you around the potential landmines.