Wednesday 11 November 2026

104 result(s) for “Société financière internationale”

Énergie

Tongon solar power plant: the Ivorian bet at 33 billion CFA francs

Announced to power 300,000 souls, the Tongon solar power plant project in M’Bengué amounts to 33 billion CFA francs for a capacity of 52 MWp. This plant will strengthen national electricity production when it is commissioned, scheduled for mid-2028.

par Chalysa Brou
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Entrepreneuriat

Financing of SMEs: SGPME and Cofina commit 8 billion CFA francs

Facilitating access for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), while providing coverage of up to 80% for structures majority owned by women, is the goal of the SME Credit Guarantee Company (SGPME) and the African Financial Company (COFINA) which have sealed two agreements in this direction.

par Chalysa Brou
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Entrepreneuriat

INNOV FINANCE: Ivorian mesofinance has its new player

The Minister of Planning and Development, Dr Souleymane Diarrassouba, officially launched the activities of INNOV FINANCE on October 23, 2026 in Abidjan. Placed under the patronage of First Lady Dominique Ouattara, this mesofinance company wants to support SMEs and female entrepreneurship, between microfinance and trad...

par Franck Oulaï
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Aquaculture

Aquaculture: Abidjan prepares a fiscal shift

Ivory Coast wants to reduce taxation applicable to aquaculture inputs. The various players in the sector are examining tax reductions and the terms of application, while Japanese financing of 80 to 100 billion FCFA also remains under study.

par Chalysa Brou
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Investment

Ivory Coast - EU: Minister Dr Diarrassouba wants to turn announcements into achievements

Before the Delegation of the European Union and the ambassadors of its Member States, the Minister of Planning and Development formulated his expectations on 21 October 2026 in Abidjan. Joint monitoring of announcements, alignment with the Plan and acceleration of Global Gateway conventions, it calls for concrete resul...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Transport

Abidjan: the European Union bets 3 million euros on the lagoon

Abidjan lagoon transport wants to find its breath again. The Minister of Transport and Maritime Affairs, Amadou Koné, recently announced a donation of 3 million euros (approximately 1.96 billion FCFA) from the European Union. It must finance 13 lagoon stations and 25 water buses, and is part of a sustainable mobility s...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Agriculture

Agricultural digital: PUSH wants to raise 3,000 billion CFA francs

Ivorian fintech PUSH unveiled a new roadmap a few days ago. It targets 3,000 billion CFA francs of digitalized flows in agricultural value chains in 3 years. Four partnerships with Ecobank, Versus Bank, BNI and Orange Money must secure financing for producers and expand financial inclusion.

par Franck Oulaï
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Investment

PND 2026-2030: IFC and Abidjan continue structuring value chains

The Minister of Planning and Development, Dr Souleymane Diarrassouba, received Josiane Kwenda, regional representative of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), on Tuesday October 6, 2026 in Abidjan. National champions, agribusiness, financial institutions and public-private partnerships were on the menu. The aim...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Hydraulique

Drinking water and real estate: ONEP and CNPCCI seal an alliance

The National Office for Drinking Water (ONEP) and the National Chamber of Licensed Developers and Builders (CNPCCI) recently signed a partnership agreement. The agreement aims to anticipate the water needs of current and future real estate programs, through better coordination between water stakeholders and those invol...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Factories

Gold: A 100-ton refinery to dominate Africa

At the close of the coordination meeting on the operationalization of the Ivorian Precious Metals Company (SIMEP), on September 16, 2026 in Abidjan, the Minister of Mines, Oil and Energy, Mamadou Sangafowa-Coulibaly, announced a refining unit with a capacity of 100 tonnes of gold, operational in the first half of 2027....

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Investment

Ivory Coast-Italy: Cassa Depositi e Prestiti sets up shop in Abidjan

The Minister of Planning and Development, Dr Souleymane Diarrassouba, recently received the Ambassador of Italy, Roberta Di Lecce, and the Director of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Riccardo Rossi Van Lamsweerde. The Italian financial institution, armed arm of the Mattei Plan on the continent, has just opened an office in...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Formation

INP-HB - SPCI: Alliance to train future petroleum engineers

Dr Moussa Diaby, Director General of the Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny (INP-HB), and Hermann K. Adoueni, Director General of the Société de Storage Pétrolier de Côte d'Ivoire (SPCI), recently signed a 3-year partnership agreement. The agreement aims to bring together engineering training and th...

par Mohamed Fofana
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