9 result(s) for “France”
The Azalaï Hotel recently hosted the launch of the work of the regional hydrography capacity building seminar, as a prelude to the 19th Conference of the Eastern Atlantic Hydrographic Commission (CHAtO-19). Two days of technical exchanges bring together African and European experts around a strategic issue, the scienti...
In front of hundreds of compatriots gathered in the French capital, the Minister of Planning and Development, Dr Souleymane Diarrassouba, delivered a clear message: the diaspora is no longer a simple family support, it is becoming a pillar of the national economic strategy. Calling on it to take a remarkable part in in...
The Minister of Planning and Development, Dr Souleymane Diarrassouba, opened on Thursday June 25, 2026 in Paris the roadshow of the National Development Plan (PND) 2026-2030 in front of French companies mobilized by the Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF) International and the French Council of Investors in Afr...
The Ivorian Minister of Planning and Development, Dr. Souleymane Diarrassouba, received in audience Ms. Ihssane Slimani Houti, Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs and Head of the Regional Economic Service of Abidjan, a week ago. At the heart of the discussions, the mobilization of French funding to support the Nati...
Founded more than 60 years ago in Abidjan, the SIFCA Group has established itself as the first private agro-industrial group in Côte d'Ivoire and one of the most influential players in the West African economy. Specializing in palm oil, natural rubber and cane sugar, this Ivorian behemoth now operates in five countries...
In the 1990s, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank exercised unprecedented control over the Ivorian economy and politics. Between imposed remedies and deep social fractures, the results of this decade remain, even today, a subject of controversy.
From independence to the late 1970s, Ivory Coast had accomplished what few developing nations could claim. Sustained, spectacular economic growth, envied by its neighbors and celebrated in the capitals of the world. This “Ivorian miracle”, driven by coffee, cocoa and a liberal political will, remains one of the most da...
In 10 years, Côte d'Ivoire has gone from an agricultural country to a regional industrial power in the making. The 1970-1980 decade remains to this day the apogee of Ivorian industrial ambition, driven by two audacious five-year plans, an assumed political will and growth that would put many of the world's economies to...
At independence on August 7, 1960, Côte d'Ivoire inherited a colonial economy largely focused on the export of raw materials. Faced with such an observation, President Félix Houphouët-Boigny commits the nation to a daring industrial adventure, based on an ambitious ten-year plan, a resolute openness to foreign capital...