Alassane Ouattara satisfied with record financial mobilization of over 47,000 billion CFA francs for C么te d'Ivoire's National Development Plan
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President Alassane Ouattara expressed satisfaction with the record financial mobilization of 47,820 billion CFA francs approximately 80 billion US dollars for C么te d'Ivoire's 2026-2030 National Development Plan PND. This amount is about four times the targeted financing of 11,138.2 billion CFA francs. The President made this statement on July 10, 2026, following the Consultative Group meetings held on July 8 and 9, 2026, in Abidjan. Over 2,000 investors from 49 countries, including representatives from financial institutions, investment funds, banks, employer organizations, public and private companies, and development partners, attended the meetings. The PND 2026-2030 aims to "Build a stable, ambitious, and united Great Nation" with a total investment volume of 114,838.5 billion CFA francs approximately 209 billion US dollars over five years. The private sector is expected to contribute 70.2% of this investment. The plan focuses on six priorities: peace, security, and stability; agriculture and agro-industry; private sector development and industrialization; human capital; strategic infrastructure; and good governance and state modernization. Macroeconomic objectives include elevating C么te d'Ivoire to the rank of upper-middle-income economies by 2030, with a GDP per capita of 4,500 US dollars and a poverty rate below 20%. President Ouattara emphasized the state's responsibility to transform these financial commitments into tangible achievements for all Ivorians, including mo
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Must ReadOn Thursday, July 9, 2026, C么te d'Ivoire's Vice President, Ti茅moko Meyliet Kon茅, held discussions at the Presidential Palace with Ahunna Eziakonwa, UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Africa Director, and Zeidane Zeine, Director of the IMF's Africa Department. Both Eziakonwa and Zeine are in C么te d'Ivoire for the Consultative Group of Development Partners for the financing of the National Development Plan PND 2026-2030, which opened the previous day under the Vice President's leadership. Ms. Eziakonwa expressed satisfaction that human development, focusing on youth, women, and employment, is central to the government's approach in the PND 2026-2030. She also welcomed the partnership with the United Nations and UNDP to help C么te d'Ivoire achieve the PND's objectives. Mr. Zeine conveyed his admiration for the success of the Consultative Group, C么te d'Ivoire's excellent economic performance, and the recent conclusion of a new program with the IMF, which included a disbursement. He reaffirmed the unanimous support of the IMF Board of Directors for C么te d'Ivoire in implementing the PND 2026-2030. Emmanuel Ahoutou Koffi, Minister, Chief of Staff to the Vice President, and Adama Coulibaly, Minister of Economy, Finance, and Budget, also attended the meetings.