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Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank (AfDB): Interview
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Interview: Akinwumi Adesina How can the vulnerability of African markets to global shocks be reduced? AKINWUMI ADESINA: Several commodity exporters in Africa, including South Africa, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and oil exporters such as Nigeria, Algeria, Angola, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of Congo have been severely hit by the dip in commodity prices and the slowdown…
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Carlos Lopes, Professor, University of Cape Town; and Visiting Fellow, Oxford Martin School: Interview
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Interview: Carlos Lopes What major factors are contributing to the drop in sub-Saharan GDP growth rates? CARLOS LOPES: We currently know very little on the structure of African economies. Only 12 countries in the continent have up-to-date national accounts, resulting in an underestimation of GDP and a lack of knowledge of the evolution and structure of several sub-Saharan economies. This situation…
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Jean-Marie Ackah, President, General Confederation of Businesses of Côte d’Ivoire: Interview
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Interview: Jean-Marie Ackah What are the main challenges being faced by the private sector in Côte d’Ivoire? JEAN-MARIE ACKAH: The obstacles vary depending on the company’s size. While large companies usually face challenges related to taxation, administrative procedures, access to skilled labour and so on, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are mostly concerned with financing, market…
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Marcel de Souza, President, Commission of ECOWAS, on ambitions and challenges: Interview
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Interview: Marcel de Souza What are the priority projects of ECOWAS’s Community Development Programme (CDP)? MARCEL DE SOUZA: A roundtable is planned for the beginning of 2017 to discuss the operation phase of seven priority projects. Among the projects to discuss is the Lagos-Dakar highway, which will be developed in two phases beginning with Abidjan-Lagos. This first phase of 1028 km will open…
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Edoh Kossi Aménounvé, Managing Director, Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM): Interview
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Interview: Edoh Kossi Aménounvé What difficulties are encountered by the BRVM in regards to attracting new companies and increasing market capitalisation? EDOH KOSSI AMENOUNVE: The BRVM faces the same challenges that all African stock exchanges do in terms of new listings. In 2015 African exchanges recorded 28 initial public offerings (IPOs) across the continent,with 12 IPOs in South Africa and…
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Kadi Fadika-Coulibaly, Managing Director, Hudson & Cie: Interview
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Interview: Kadi Fadika-Coulibaly How have emerging legal and business frameworks affected Côte d’Ivoire? KADI FADIKA-COULIBALY: The main relevant development in this regard has been the Uniform Act of the Organisation for the Harmonisation of Business Law in Africa (Organisation pour l’Harmonisation en Afrique du Droit des Affaires, OHADA), which is applicable to all UEMOA member states –…
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Thierry Labbé, Head of Francophone Africa, Gras Savoye Willis Towers Watson: Interview
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Interview: Thierry Labbé Given Côte d’Ivoire’s recent growth, what new trends are visible in insurance? Thierry LABBE: Côte d’Ivoire’s growth spurt in recent years has had several effects on consumer behaviour, and we expect this trend to continue for the foreseeable future. The arrival of large institutions – such as the African Development Bank (AfDB) – has opened up new opportunities…
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Emmanuel Esmel Essis, Director-General, Investment Promotion Agency of Côte d’Ivoire: Interview
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Interview: Emmanuel Esmel Essis What have been the results of the 2012 Investment Law, and has it facilitated job growth? EMMANUEL ESMEL ESSIS: From 2012-15, CFA1.83trn (€2.7bn) has been registered through the Investment Law at the Investment Promotion Agency of Côte d’Ivoire (Centre de Promotion des Investissements en Côte d’Ivoire, CEPICI) which represents 83% of the expected total under…
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Tiémoko Meyliet Koné, Governor, BCEAO: Interview
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Interview: Tiémoko Meyliet Koné What measures have been put in place to increase the resilience of the banking sector? TIEMOKO MEYLIET KONE: Recent banking crises have taught us that the resilience of a banking sector depends on the quality of its regulatory framework; the stability of the macroeconomic environment; the efficiency of micro- and macro-prudential monitoring mechanisms; as well as…
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Kadjo Kouamé, Managing Director, Société d’Etat pour le Développement Minier de Côte d’Ivoire (SODEMI): Interview
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Interview: Kadjo Kouamé How attractive is the mining code to operators that wish to work in Cote d’Ivoire? KADJO KOUAME: In 2014, Côte d’Ivoire won a prize during the Mines and Money conference in London for having the best mining code. This means that our code is one of the most advanced in the world. In practice, of course, there is still some room for improvement, but countries in…