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President Alassane Dramane Ouattara on measures being taken to promote growth and renewal
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As I was acceding to my country’s highest office, the Ivoirian state had collapsed due to the post-electoral crisis and 10 years of poor governance. Respect for human rights was being flouted, owing to the widespread impunity that had prevailed over the last 10 years. Our task consisted of providing Côte d’Ivoire with republican institutions and restoring order to our defence and security apparatuses.…
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Tiémoko Meyliet Koné, Governor, Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), on regional monetary policy
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The Monetary Policy Committee of the BCEAO has proceeded to analyse the recent developments at the international and regional level and has evaluated risk factors that could weigh on the medium-term outlook in terms of price stability and of economic growth in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine, UEMOA). In analysing the economic situation,…
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Jean-Luc Ruelle, Senior Partner, KMPG Côte d’Ivoire, on maintaining the country’s renewed growth
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Following a sociopolitical crisis that lasted for more than 10 years, since 2012 Côte d’Ivoire has quickly resumed its economic growth. Indeed, 2012 was a year of strong growth, as GDP increased by 9.8% in real terms, while 2013 will most likely record a similar increase. This growth is based on increased demand due to increases in public and private investment and a spike in consumption. It is…

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Balancing act: Helping the exchange compete with other bourses may require
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On their own, smaller emerging markets often struggle to achieve the necessary critical mass in their capital markets to support economic growth. Smaller stock exchanges are often insufficient in scale to justify international investors expending resources to track and invest in them. For this reason, the regional integration of exchanges is a growing trend. Bringing together the exchanges of Chile,…

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CIE: Utilities
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THE COMPANY: Compagnie Ivoirienne d'Electricité (CIE) is a leading utilities company in West Africa. Created in August 1990 by the French group Bouygues and the electricity company EDF, CIE is a private Ivoirian company that holds a public service concession for the production, transportation, export, import, distribution and marketing of electricity. After an initial period of collaboration from…

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Sicable: Manufacturing
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THE COMPANY: Sicable, a subsidiary of Prysmian Energy Systems and Cables, is the main cable manufacturer in Côte d’Ivoire. It sells products ranging from high-voltage cables to low- and medium-voltage cables for houses to the national market. Sicable also exports to other neighbouring countries that share the same French standards, and its market extends across the region all the way to Cameroon.…

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Sonatel: Telecoms
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THE COMPANY: Sonatel provides telecommunication solutions in the areas of fixed line, mobile, internet, television, as well as data services to individuals and businesses in countries including Senegal, Mali, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau. The company also offers consulting services, as well as engages in the lease, sale, installation, and maintenance of hardware and software for telecoms networks…

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Going downstream: Value-added manufacturing holds promise for an export-led economy
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Accounting for a third of all cocoa exports, and blessed with an ideal climate for a range of cash crops, Côte d’Ivoire has long derived the bulk of its export income from raw, unprocessed agricultural produce. This reliance has, however, made it dependent to a large degree on the vagaries of international commodity markets, while much of the value added during processing has gone elsewhere.…

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Laying the table: Government initiatives aim to encourage industrial investment
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To support industrial and economic development, the government has adopted a multipronged approach: a public investment programme to rebuild and improve infrastructure; mobilisation of private sector investment through public-private partnerships; improvements to the business environment to stimulate private sector investment more broadly; and promotion of the transformation of raw materials prior…

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Pump up the volume: Increased listings and trading are priorities for the years ahead
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Regionalism is a feature not only of Francophone West Africa’s monetary regime and banking sector, but also of its financial markets. The bond market is dominated by sovereign issues from Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal, the two largest economies in the region. The equity market has two capitalisations – Sonatel and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated – while most of the companies listed from Côte…