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2025 Budgetary Back-to-School Meeting at the Ministry of Communication: Minister Amadou Coulibaly Calls for Strict Resource Management

On Wednesday, February 12, 2025, in Abidjan-Plateau, Minister of Communication Amadou Coulibaly, in his role as the chief authorizer of expenses within his department, urged budget actors to adhere to the principles of accountability, transparency, and program performance. This call to action came during the 2025...

Published on Feb 12, 2025

Semi-Industrial Cassava Processing Unit in N'Douci: The AfDB Hails a Tool for Promotion and Social Inclusion of Women

On February 7, 2025, the General Coordinator of the PSGOUV and PA-PSGOUV, Non Karna Coulibaly, visited the facilities of the semi-industrial cassava processing unit into attiéké of the Sanata group in N'Douci, accompanied by a delegation...

Published on Feb 12, 2025

Support Project for the Government's Social Program: A Manioc Processing Unit Enhances the Lives of the People of Tiassalé

Originally set up on a private plot in the "Plateau" neighborhood of N'Douci in the Tiassalé department, the Sanata group produced attiéké under precarious conditions. Since 2023, this group, primarily composed of women, has benefi...

Published on Feb 12, 2025

Corruption Perception Index 2024: Côte d'Ivoire Makes Significant Progress

According to the latest Transparency International report, Côte d'Ivoire has made notable progress in the fight against corruption, achieving a score of 45/100 in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI), ranking 69th out of 180 countries. This marks an improvement of 5 points compared to the previous year.

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Published on Feb 12, 2025

Côte d'Ivoire's North-East Agropolis: Government Reaffirms Commitment to Accelerate the Project

At the closing of the validation workshop for the North-East agropolis project on February 7, 2025, in Bondoukou, the Minister of State, Minister of Agriculture, Agricultural Development, and Food Production, Kobenan Kouassi Adjoumani, reaffirmed the government's commitment to acc...

Published on Feb 10, 2025

Finance Law: Key Reforms in the 2025 Fiscal Annex Revealed during Gouv'Space

Béné Kobenan Elvis, head of the Fiscal Reform Service at the Directorate of Legislation, International Tax Cooperation, and Documentation of the Directorate General of Taxes (DGI), highlighted two major reforms introduced in the 2025 Fisc...

Published on Feb 07, 2025

Renewable Energy: Minister Sangafowa-Coulibaly Lays the First Stone for a 52 Megawatt Photovoltaic Solar Plant

On Sunday, February 2, 2025, the Minister of Mines, Petroleum, and Energy, Mamadou Sangafowa-Coulibaly, laid the first stone for a photovoltaic solar power plant in Ferkessédougou, the capital of the Tchologo region. The ceremony was attended by several administrative, political, and customary authorities from the region.

With a c...

Published on Feb 04, 2025

Economic Performance: Fitch Ratings Maintains Côte d'Ivoire's Rating at BB, with a Stable Outlook

On Friday, January 31, 2025, the financial rating agency Fitch Ratings confirmed Côte d'Ivoire's rating at BB, accompanied by a stable outlook.

According to the financial rating agency, this rating reflects "solid growth, stringent budget management, and well-established macroeconomic policies," characterized by low inflation and a...

Published on Feb 04, 2025

Fiscal Revenues: Minister Adama Coulibaly Sets Directives for Achieving the 5.191 Billion FCFA Target in 2025

On Friday, January 31, 2025, in Yamoussoukro, Finance and Budget Minister Adama Coulibaly shared key directives with the General Directorate of Taxes (DGI) to achieve the revenue targets set at 5.191 billion FCFA for 2025. This took place during the op...

Published on Feb 03, 2025

Côte d'Ivoire Registers Progress in Human Development Index (HDI)

Côte d'Ivoire's Human Development Index (HDI) has risen from 0.468 in 2011 to 0.550 in 2021, marking an approximate progression of 17.5%, revealed Nialé Kaba, Minister of the Economy, Planning, and Development, on January 29, 2025, at the...

Published on Jan 31, 2025

Côte d'Ivoire: PND Implementation Leads to Significant Poverty Reduction

The implementation of the National Development Plans (PND) has resulted in a substantial reduction in the poverty rate, which decreased from 55.4% in 2011 to 37.5% in 2021, a drop of 17.9 percentage points, according to Nialé Kaba, Minister of E...

Published on Jan 30, 2025

Public-Private Dialogue: Minister Adama Coulibaly Reiterates Government’s Willingness to Address the Private Sector’s Concerns

The Minister of Finance and Budget, Adama Coulibaly, in his capacity as president of the Technical Consultation Committee (CTC), assured the private sector of the government's willingness to address all of its concerns. This was during a New Year’s greeting luncheon for private sector stakeholders, held on Thursday, January 16, 2025, in Ab...

Published on Jan 24, 2025