This paper discusses Cote d'Ivoire's Eighth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement. The macroeconomic outlook remains strong with high projected growth rates supported by sustained improvements in the business climate and rising private investment, including in large...

In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country

Context: The socio-political situation has improved substantially since the 2011Article IV Consultation, but significant challenges remain. Boosted by a surge in publicinvestment, economic activity rebounded quickly from the post-election crisis in early2011. Since end-2011, the focus of policy...

Côte d’Ivoire’s economy remains resilient against a still difficult global backdrop. The EFF/ECF-supported program approved in May 2023 (400 percent of quota), has helped to safeguard macroeconomic stability, as well as a moderate rating of debt distress, while growing challenges from...

Côte d'Ivoire is highly exposed to climate change through rising temperatures and sea levels as well as rain pattern changes. Economic vulnerabilities to climate change are mostly due to the country's heavy reliance on agriculture, and the concentration of industrial and services activity in...

This paper presents Côte d'Ivoire's poverty reduction and growth strategy. The macroeconomic framework has been sound, with low inflation, a sustainable public sector, a robust banking system and a balanced external position. Poverty in Côte d'Ivoire has been steadily decreasing since 2016,...

This paper presents Côte d'Ivoire's First Review under the Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility and Arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility. The Ivorian economy has faced adverse spillovers from the war in Ukraine and global monetary tightening. Indirect and direct...

Côte d'Ivoire has achieved progress in countering money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) since the 2012 mutual evaluation, particularly with the adoption of the Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Law in 2016, the drafting of a national risk assessment...

This paper presents detailed assessment report on anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) in Côte d'Ivoire. The authorities have identified high-risk sectors and key domestic ML/TF threats. However, they have failed to demonstrate a detailed understanding of ML...