Wednesday 11 November 2026

135 result(s) for “Foire Économique au Féminin”

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Livestock: the State favors production with 0% VAT

Ivory Coast reverts to 0% VAT on feed intended for livestock and the inputs used for their manufacture. Announced on October 26, 2026 by the Minister of Animal and Fishery Resources, this decision marks a fiscal turnaround intended to reduce production costs in a sector where food represents more than 60% of costs.

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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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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Briefs

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,...

par La rédaction
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Livestock: CDIDES and INTERBOVICI seal a partnership

The Chamber of Islamic Diplomacy for Economic and Social Development (CDIDES) recently signed a partnership agreement and a confidentiality agreement (NDA) with the Confederation of Livestock Actors of Côte d'Ivoire (INTERBOVICI). This step formalizes the rapprochement of the two institutions and opens the way to coope...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Investment

Investment: Abidjan in the viewfinder of Rome

Ivory Coast stands out as one of the priority countries of the Mattei Plan. Meeting in Abidjan on October 15, 2026, Italian investors requested government support to transform their interest into concrete projects in energy, agriculture and infrastructure.

par Chalysa Brou
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Industry

Ivorian-Italian Forum: a win-win partnership to boost industrialization

Abidjan hosted the first Ivorian-Italian Investment Forum on October 15, 2026. Organized by The European House – Ambrosetti (TEHA Group) in partnership with the Embassy of Côte d'Ivoire in Italy, this meeting focused on investment opportunities in agro-industry, infrastructure and energy. An envelope of 639 million eur...

par Chalysa Brou
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Mines

Boundiali: an investment of 300 billion CFA francs for the new mine

A new gold deposit has been identified in northern Ivory Coast. This discovery promises to revitalize employment in the region, as well as public revenue.

par Chalysa Brou
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Industry

Cashew sector: Côte d'Ivoire and the CICC prepare for the future

The cashew sector seeks to strengthen its value chain and its contribution to the national economy. To this end, Minister Kalil Konaté received, on October 7, 2026, André Randjiekpon, executive secretary of the International Cashew Consultative Council (CICC). This meeting provided an opportunity to take stock of the d...

par Chalysa Brou
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Maritime

Port of Abidjan: the banana-pineapple sector pleads for smoother exports

Recently received by the Director General of the Autonomous Port of Abidjan (PAA), Kaassoum Traoré, a delegation from the Central Organization of Producers, Exporters of Pineapples and Bananas (OCAB) exposed the export difficulties of the sector. Fluidity of traffic and handling of perishable products, the quality of w...

par Franck Oulaï
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