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Côte d’Ivoire was one of the first countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to gain full internet connectivity. Orange owns an 85% interest in Orange Côte d’Ivoire, which began operating its network in 1996 under the Ivoiris brand, and a 45% interest in Côte d’Ivoire Telecom (CIT), Ivory Coast’s incumbent telecommunications operator, which supplies fixed-line telephone services as well as broadband and wholesale services.
Created in 1998, the CNRA has been Côte d’Ivoire’s primary agricultural R&D agency, accounting for two-thirds of the total research capacity and over three-quarters of its agricultural R&D investments.
The new government of Alassane Ouatarra has established a new approach to agriculture in Côte d’Ivoire called the National Agriculture Investment Program (NAIP). Its goals, according to Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly, Côte d’Ivoire’s Minister of Agriculture, are to achieve national food sufficiency, and to increase the agricultural industry’s growth to 8.9%.
Agriculture is the backbone of Côte d’Ivoire’s economy. It employs 68% of the labor force, and accounts for 28% of GDP. While the prosperity of the companies and individuals in this sector is variable, depending on market conditions and, to a lesser extent, climatic conditions (amount of rainfall, etc.), it is the most solid factor in the economy.
The country was in a crisis for more than ten years; companies were losing jobs and poverty was rising.
Although the violence of the five-month civil war is over, and the parliamentary elections proceeded relatively peacefully, there is still fear in the country.
Daniel Gnangni, Directeur Général de Petroci Côte d’Ivoire
Petroci Côte d’Ivoire est la compagnie pétrolière nationale de la Côte d’Ivoire et représente ainsi le secteur du pétrole et du gaz en Côte d’Ivoire. Pour l’avenir, Petroci souhaite intensifier l’exploration pour augmenter significativement la production du pétrole et du gaz et aussi de commencer à découvrir.
The modern history of Ivorian independence begins with the dynamic personality and leadership of Felix Houphouët Boigny (pronounced Feliks Oufwet Bwajni) (1905-1993)
In 1985 the government officially designated the name of the country as Côte d’Ivoire. This is the correct legal and diplomatic usage., and the name preferred by Ivorians.
Those interviewed include ministers of the new government that took office after the end of the civil war that rocked the country from November 2010 to April 2011; including; leaders of trade or business associations, and corporation presidents, CEOs and managers. It is, therefore, the purpose of this Marcopolis Country Report to present their views and outlook for the future.
