The Ivorian government and the International Monetary Fund welcomed the strong economic performance of Côte d’Ivoire at the opening of the sixth and final review of the Economic and Financial Program (ECF/EFF), held on April 22, 2026, in Abidjan Plateau. The meeting also marked the fifth review of the Resilience and Sustainability Fa...
Published on Apr 22, 2026
Côte d’Ivoire’s agricultural export sector delivered a strong performance in 2025, generating record foreign exchange earnings despite climatic challenges and shifting production patterns across key commodities.
The cocoa sector, the country’s traditional economic backbone, saw a slight decline in volumes but bene...
Published on Apr 21, 2026
Côte d’Ivoire’s extractive sector recorded robust growth in 2025, driven by a sharp rise in hydrocarbon production linked to the expansion of the offshore Baleine field, reinforcing the country’s growing role as an emerging energy producer in West Africa.
Oil output increased by approximately 42.5% over the period...
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On April 20, 2026, the Port Autonome d’Abidjan hosted the first Steering Committee meeting of the SCOPE Africa project.
The session was co-chaired by Colonel José-Nicole Kouadio Aka, representing the Permanent Secretariat of the Interministerial Committee for State Action at Sea, and by Irchad Razaaly, Ambassador of the Euro...
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On Friday, April 17, 2026, AFG Holding and Montage Gold concluded a credit agreement worth 31.5 billion CFA francs (~56 million USD), granted by two major subsidiary banks of the AFG Group, which are strongly committed alongside mining industries in th...
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Today in Addis Ababa, the AfCFTA Secretariat signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the European Union on the margins of the EU–Ethiopia Business Forum, reinforcing their partnership to support the imple...
Published on Apr 21, 2026
From Washington, Côte d’Ivoire’s Minister of Mines, Petroleum and Energy, Sangafowa-Coulibaly, has delivered a strong message advocating for global traceability of artisanal gold.
Published on Apr 21, 2026
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In the first quarter of 2026, Côte d’Ivoire’s General Tax Directorate (DGI) recorded tax revenues amounting to CFAF 1,214.2 billion. This figure fell short of expectations, as the initial target was set at CFAF 1,332.6 billion. The sh...
Published on Apr 20, 2026
Italy and the African Development Bank have signed a €140 million co-financing agreement aimed at supporting strategic projects across Africa, strengthening Rome’s ambition to become a major economic partner for the continent.
The agreement, signed on the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, will...
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Tax revenues collected by the Directorate General of Taxes in Côte d’Ivoire reached 1,214.2 billion CFA francs in the first quarter of 2026, marking a 9.7% increase year-on-year, according to official data.
The performance reflects a continued strengthening of tax collection capacity, supported by ongoing ref...
Published on Apr 20, 2026
Industrial production in Côte d’Ivoire fell by 3.3% in January 2026 year-on-year, according to official data, mainly due to a sharp contraction in extractive activities, particularly the gold sector.
The extractive industries declined by 10.6%, driven by a 18.6% drop in gold production, a key component of the country’s...
Published on Apr 20, 2026
Mamadou Sangafowa-Coulibaly called on April 16, 2026, at the headquarters of the World Bank in Washington for stronger global traceability of gold production to prevent illegally sourced gold from entering formal supply chains.
Speaking during a meeting held on the sidelines of the Spring Meetings of the Bretton Woods institutions, he pr...
Published on Apr 20, 2026
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