Côte d’Ivoire’s Post-Pandemic Investment Strategy Is Paying Off

Following the global economic shock of the Covid-19 pandemic, Cote d’Ivoire’s economy has rebounded strongly relative to regional peers.According to data from the World Bank, the country averaged 7% GDP growth between 2015 and 2019. While this fell to 2% in 2020 amid the crisis, it recovered to 7% in 2021.  FDI has also been rising consistently over the past decade. Despite the slowdown in global economic activity in 2020, Côte d’Ivoire attracted $713m in FDI inflows, according to the World Bank, down from roughly $850m…