Ivory Coast - Tunisia: the CCI-TCI and the CNE want to relaunch trade

The Tunisian Côte d'Ivoire Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI-TCI) and the National Export Council (CNE) want to give new impetus to trade between the two countries. The two institutions met recently at the CNE headquarters in Abidjan for a working session dedicated to the development of Ivorian exports to Tunisia, and vice versa. On the agenda, strengthening economic cooperation and connecting operators from the two markets. The discussions aim in particular to facilitate access for Ivorian companies to the Tunisian market, particularly in the agro-industry. The stakes are real. According to the Ivorian Economy Information Portal, the trade balance remains in deficit for Côte d'Ivoire.Over the period 2020-2024, Ivorian exports to Tunisia were around 6.6 billion CFA francs per year, compared to 39.7 billion for imports. Rubber, cotton and cocoa are among the main products sold. Created in 2021 and approved in 2022, the CCI-TCI presents itself as the first mixed platform dedicated to these exchanges. This meeting is part of the dynamic of a year marked by a Tunisian-Ivorian economic forum in Abidjan, at the end of March, with a Tunisian delegation.