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Move to narrow Cote d'Ivoire's housing gap involves financing, regulatory reforms
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With demand for housing in Côte d’Ivoire continuing to outpace supply, the government has more than doubled its social housing target and unveiled a number of reforms to the sector’s regulatory framework. While a lack of available affordable units is the most immediate concern, policymakers are hoping to pave the way for a sustained increase in private sector residential developments by addressing…

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New players in Cote d'Ivoire's real estate sector spur competition as government works to facilitate access to home loans
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As is the case throughout the region, real estate demand in Côte d’Ivoire is generally high, surpassing existing offerings in most, if not all, segments, from housing to industrial, office space and retail. The situation is particularly acute in the housing sector, with a national housing deficit of 400,000-600,000 units. The government has enacted a large-scale social housing programme, but progress…

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Infrastructure, digitalisation set pace for ICT sector growth in Cote d'Ivoire
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The development of the ICT sector in Côte d’Ivoire has been led mostly by the fast expansion of telecoms services — and mobile activity in particular — over recent years. As with many frontier markets, the IT segment of the sector, which includes hardware and software development, cloud computing and networking, has lagged somewhat behind. Although this reality is equally visible in many other…

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Government-led consolidation set to increase competition in Cote d'Ivoire's telecoms sector
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With high headline growth opening up new business opportunities, Côte d’Ivoire’s telecommunications sector is continuing to grow on the back of newly inaugurated 4G networks, expanding coverage and a series of regulatory reforms, which include the revocation of some licences for smaller operators and the issuance of a licence for a new entrant. Together, these moves are helping to reshape a market…

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Growing traffic stimulates hotel investments and interest in niche developments in Cote d'Ivoire's tourism sector
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Côte d’Ivoire is looking to make a growth-driven sector out of tourism. However, political instability and armed conflict over the past decade have left important parts of infrastructure – including accommodation and transport networks – damaged or in disrepair across the country. The sector’s direct contribution to GDP accounted for 2.3% in 2015 and was projected to grow to 4.8% in 2016.…

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Focus of Cote d'Ivoire's education sector is on universal access, enhancing quality and governance and strengthening links to labour market
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Côte d’Ivoire is investing in achieving sustainable high growth levels, for which it requires a strong education sector. The government has its eyes set on expanding basic education access, improving education quality and governance, and enhancing the link between education and the job market. Despite efforts carried out in recent years, there is still room for improvement. In addition to ongoing…

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Cote d'Ivoire's public planning encourages private sector investment to meet demand for Cote d'Ivoire's health service
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Côte d’Ivoire is setting the health sector back on its feet after a decade of armed conflict and political division. As the 2012-15 National Development Plan (Plan National de Développement, PND) reached its closing period, progress seemed clear and the country was geared towards rebuilding and constructing health infrastructure and facilities, training and hiring personnel, setting new standards…

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Breakdown of relevant regulations for investors in Cote d'Ivoire
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The 2012 Investment Law comprises two types of investment regime: the investment declaration regime and the investment licensing regime. The two systems operate as follows: • The investment declaration regime applies to companies that make investments that create activity, in any sector, except for construction of non-industrial infrastructure, commerce, and banking and financial services. •…

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Rundown of relevant legislation updates and reforms in Cote d'Ivoire
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Côte d’Ivoire is a civil law country, and as such the legal system does not rely on prior decisions, but is instead structured by several different specific codes. The supreme law of the country is the Constitution, which was adopted by referendum on October 30, 2016. The legal hierarchy puts the Constitution at the apex of the legislative pyramid. This document is followed, respectively, by international…
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Pankaj Patel, President, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry: Interview
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Interview: Pankaj Patel How can trade and business interactions be increased between India and Côte d’Ivoire? PANKAJ PATEL: Côte d’Ivoire is India’s third-largest partner in West Africa with total trade between the two countries reaching around $970m in 2015-16. Furthermore, Côte d’Ivoire’s economic performance has been impressive over the past four years, with robust GDP growth resulting…