In the arithmetic of Ivorian development, the figure 70.2% has significant representativeness, it is the share of investments in the National Development Plan (PND) expected from the private sector. Suffice to say that the Plan will not be realized without him. It is in this logic that the Minister of Planning and Development, Dr Souleymane Diarrassouba, granted an audience to Josiane Kwenda, regional representative of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Guinea and Togo, on Tuesday October 6, 2026. The Ministry of Planning and IFC continue the structuring of value chains, in order to direct private capital towards the strategic sectors of the PND 2026-2030.The discussions first focused on supporting national champions, these local businesses called upon to drive growth. Agro-industry, a lever for local transformation, and support for financial institutions, essential for supplying the economy with credit, were also on the agenda.

Public-private partnerships constituted another major axis, particularly in health, waste management and energy. IFC knows the field, it already advises the Ivorian State on 2 calls to PPP for laboratory and imaging services in 14 public hospitals. Particular attention was finally paid to regional development, so that the benefits of investment reach all regions. This meeting builds on a commitment already displayed.During the Consultative Group of July 8 and 9, 2026, IFC announced $5 billion for the development of the Ivorian private sector. In February, Josiane Kwenda had already pleaded for intense support for local champions.

Note that these intentions remain to be transformed into bankable projects. The PND is now estimated at 114,838.5 billion CFA francs. The partnership between the State and IFC will therefore be a full-scale test of the capacity to mobilize the private sector.