List of all articles filed under “ivory-coast-trade” category.
Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly, Ministre de l’Agriculture de la Côte d’Ivoire
Agriculture en Côte d’Ivoire a connu trois grandes phases, l’une de croissance après l’indépendance a été suivie par la phase de crise qui a duré jusqu’en 1990. Depuis lors, l’agriculture en Côte d’Ivoire n’a pas été en mesure de reprendre la croissance durable.
For the people of Côte d’Ivoire, the present and future began on April 11, 2011, with the arrest of the president-who-would-not-leave, Laurent Gbagbo, for that signaled the effective end of the civil war.
Consider the processing of commodities. In the coffee/cocoa sector, Côte d’Ivoire is now at 35% of the first-stage processing of local products.
The Minister of Trade and Commerce of Côte d’Ivoire talks about the future of Africa and the free trade union.
The minister of trade and commerce discusses the most competitive exports in Côte d’Ivoire.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry believes that Côte d’Ivoire should reduce taxes to become more competitive.
H.E. Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly, Minister of Agriculture of Côte d’Ivoire
Agriculture in Côte d’Ivoire went through three major phases; the one of growth after the independence was followed by the phase of crisis which lasted till 1990s. Since then, the agriculture in Côte d’Ivoire has not been able to resume the sustainable growth.
Côte d’Ivoire is a member of the ECOWAS/UEMOA. The ECOWAS/UEMOA membership benefits include free trade and free circulation of goods and people. The UEMOA functions like one unique state even though there are many countries. Also, Côte d’Ivoire has excellent relations with Nigeria which should result into a new era of economic cooperation on a the sub-regional level.
Mr. Billon of Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Côte d’Ivoire talks about the recent crisis in Côte d’Ivoire and its consequences on the commerce and industry in the country that was ahead of Morocco, Tunisia and even Singapore in the period between 1960 and 1985. Côte d’Ivoire is now working on the new investment goals; the last one dates back to 1995.
Stéphane Eholie, Chief Executive Officer of SIMAT (Société Ivoirienne de Manutention et de Transit)
SIMAT offers great variety of logistics services in the West Africa and especially in Côte d’Ivoire. One of the main drivers of national economy of Côte d’Ivoire is the port. It reflects the strength of the economy and in that sense can be considered to be its very heart.
