Sunday 16 August 2026

30 result(s) for “Koné”

Investment

Ivory Coast - Canada: 27 billion CFA francs to boost SMEs

The evolution of cooperation between Côte d'Ivoire and Canada also involves small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). On August 6, 2026 in Abidjan, on the occasion of her first official working visit to Eburnia, the Honorable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, FinDev Canada formalized financing of 65...

par Chalysa Brou
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Commerce

Ivory Coast - Canada: trade reached nearly 500 billion CFA francs in 2025

Nearly $1.2 billion. This is the value reached in 2025 by trade between Ivory Coast and Canada. The figure was communicated by Anita Anand, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, during her working visit to Côte d'Ivoire.

par Chalysa Brou
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Agriculture

Local rice: Ivory Coast and Japan seal new pact for sustainable supply chains

The Minister Delegate in charge of Food Production, Bernard Comoé, recently signed, on behalf of the Minister of Agriculture Bruno Nabagné Koné, the financing agreement for the Project for the Promotion of Local Rice through Sustainable Supply Chains (PRORIL-CAD) with the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA...

par Franck Oulaï
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Agriculture

Oil and coconut palm: Grand-Béréby begins the relaunch of the two sectors

The Ivorian Government is going on the offensive on two long-neglected sectors. The Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Production, Bruno Nabagné Koné, launched the interim program for the development of the oil palm and coconut sectors on July 31 in Grand-Béréby.

par Franck Oulaï
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Aérien

Civil aviation: Abidjan, future hub like Dubai

A team from the Directorate General of Air Transport (DGTA) spent a week in Dubai, at Emirates Airlines, to refine the Ivorian strategy which should transform Abidjan into a benchmark West African air hub. Reduced taxation on tickets, unrestricted baggage, direct flight under consideration. The negotiations carried out...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Mines

Mining: Ivory Coast draws inspiration from Botswana for an integrated mining industry

By concluding this first cooperation agreement in history, between the two countries in the mining and energy sectors, Côte d'Ivoire is displaying its ambition to transform its geological wealth into a real engine of economic development, taking inspiration from Botswana, an African benchmark in the management of miner...

par Chalysa Brou
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Agriculture

Ivory Coast - India: partnership to mechanize Ivorian agriculture

Minister Bruno Nabagné Koné recently received a delegation from the Confederation of Indian Industry. After Western partners, it is India's turn to position itself on Ivorian agriculture, with a strong promise, to build tractors directly in Abidjan.

par Mohamed Fofana
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Investment

Sugar sector: SOMDIA plans to invest 100 billion CFA francs over 5 years in Ivory Coast

Ivorian sugar is about to enter a new industrial era. The Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Production, Bruno Nabagné Koné, received Olivier Parent, CEO of the SOMDIA Group, who came to present an ambitious contract plan for his subsidiary SUCAF-CI, promising a massive investment of 100 billion CFA fr...

par Franck Oulaï
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Agriculture

Agriculture: the Minister gives the green light to a Bloomfield study

The Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Production, Bruno Nabagné Koné recently granted an audience to Stanislas Zézé, CEO of Bloomfield Investment Corporation, to examine an economic intelligence project on investment opportunities and risks in the Ivorian agricultural sector. This hearing, held at the...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Maritime

Gulf of Guinea: material reinforcement of the Ivorian navy

To the National Navy Headquarters, the European Union and Portugal recently handed over two Rigid-Hulled Inflatable Boats (RHIB) and cutting-edge equipment to Côte d'Ivoire. This initiative, backed by the regional SWAIMS project, strengthens the fight against maritime crime in the Gulf of Guinea.

par Mohamed Fofana
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Investment

PND 2026-2030: Côte d’Ivoire sets its financing objectives

The development partners of Côte d'Ivoire announced, on the first day of the Consultative Group, financial commitments of 80 billion US dollars, or 47,820 billion CFA francs, to finance the National Development Plan (PND) 2026-2030, this July 8, 2026 at the Sofitel Hôtel Ivoire. This amount represents approximately fou...

par Franck Oulaï
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Agriculture

Oil palm: Minister Bruno Koné listening to the U.O.C Group on productivity challenges

The Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Production, Bruno Nabagné Koné, granted an audience, on Tuesday July 7, 2026, to a delegation from the U.O.C Group (ex-SIPEF-CI), led by its Deputy General Director, Bouali Moussa. The discussions focused on improving the productivity of plantations, the difficult...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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