Country profile Côte d'Ivoire
Population: 27 million
Area: 322,463 km² (8 times the size of the Netherlands)
GDP growth: 6.9% (2019)
Head of state: President Alassane Dramane Ouattara
NABC and Côte d'Ivoire
NABC organised a webinar about doing business in Côte d’Ivoire on April 30th, 2020. The recording is available via our YouTube channel.
In Nov-Dec 2019, NABC coordinated two trade missions to the SARA (Salon de l’Agriculture et des Resources Animales) in Abidjan: one in collaboration with Hortifresh and Inclsve (horticulture) and one in collaboration with the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) and the Dutch Embassy in Abidjan (poultry and horticulture).
In November 2018, NABC coordinated an agricultural trade mission trade mission to Côte d’Ivoire at the AgroFood West Africa, commissioned by RVO.
NABC has also conducted a study on business opportunities for the Dutch private sector in the Ivorian poultry sector (published in November 2019, click here to read the report).
Similarly, NABC also provided input for a study on the business opportunities for the Dutch private sector in the Ivorian horticulture sector (published in June 2018, click here to read the report).
Investment climate
Agriculture and horticulture offer the greatest opportunities, as well as port development (Abidjan and San Pedro). The agricultural sector is growing. Côte d’Ivoire’s main export products are oil, cocoa and coffee. Fruit and maritime can also be interesting. The local processing of agricultural products is growing. The country has had stable growth of around 7% for a number of years, making it one of the fastest growing economies in the world. The country has seen an improvement in business climate, a calm political situation and a growing number of investments. While doing business in Côte d’Ivoire, good knowledge of French is important.
Diplomatic relations
Netherlands
Embassy
The Netherlands is represented in Côte d’Ivoire via its embassy in the capital Abidjan led by Ambassador Ms. Yvette Daoud.
More information (Dutch): https://www.nederlandwereldwijd.nl/landen/ivoorkust/over-ons/nederlandse-ambassade-in-abidjan
More information (English): https://www.netherlandsandyou.nl/your-country-and-the-netherlands/cote-divoire
Embassy
Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d’Ivoire is represented in the Netherlands via its embassy in The Hague, led by Ambassador Mr. Sallah Ben Abdel Kader Hamza.