Syllabus of the Subject: Foreign Trade and Business in Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire). Port of Abidjan.
Introduction to the Republic of Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire - West Africa)
Ivorian Economy;
International Trade of Ivory Coast;
Business and Investment Opportunities in Ivory Coast
Agribusiness;
Construction, public works and infrastructures;
Petrol;
Tourism;
Industry.
Investment Promotion Centre of Ivory Coast (CEPICI);
Case Study: Prosuma Group;
Access to the Ivorian Market;
Business Plan for Ivory Coast.
The objectives of the subject “International Trade and Business in the Republic of Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire)” are the following:
To analyze the Ivorian Economy and Global Trade;
To know the business opportunities in the Republic of Ivory Coast;
To explore the Ivorian trade relations with the country of the student;
To know the Ivorian Trade Agreements;
To examine the profile of Ivorian Companies;
To develop a business plan for the Ivorian Market.
(Foreign Trade and Business in Ivory Coast):
The Subject “Business in Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire)” belongs to the following Online Higher Educational Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:
Ivory Coast belongs to the West African Economic Area (African Civilization).
Ivorian Economy:
The main resources of Ivory Coast (Africa)
are cocoa (first world producer), yams (second largest producer), coffee (tenth
largest producer), bananas, palm oil, cotton, wood, Petrol, gas, diamonds, gold, nickel, and tourism;
The South of Ivory Coast concentrates 85% of the economic activity;
Humid tropical climate for the crops especially in low Coast;
Diverse agriculture (food, cash crops, and industrial crops).
Ivorian main productions:
Cocoa. 1,367,200 tones/year. The first world producer;
Coffee. 117,000 tones/year;
Cola. 50 000 to 75,000 tones/year. The first in the World;
Palm oil. 284,500 tones/year;
Hevea. 130,000 tones/year;
Cotton seed: 221,700 tones/year;
Sugar: 152,900 tones/year;
Rubber: 179,000 tones/year;
Cashew: 230,000 tones/year.
Ivorian Industry
Ivorian industry contributes with 20% to the gross domestic product and accounts for 40% of the West African Economic and Monetary Union countries;
50% of the companies have a turnover less than 1 billion FCFA;
Best recent performance Ivorian sectors: Chemicals, water, electricity, mineral extractions, and various industries;
Main Ivorian Industries affected by the crisis: construction, agribusiness, textiles, and wood;
Food industry production accounts for 25% of the gross domestic product in the secondary sector.
International Trade of Ivory Coast.
Notwithstanding the socio-political crisis of the last decade, the economic partnerships of Ivory Coast with the emerging countries
have markedly augmented, particularly those with the Asian Countries,
including, the People's Republic of China, South Korea, India, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, and Malaysia;
Asia is the third largest trading partner (12.5%) of Ivory Coast, after Europe (44%) and the African
countries (29%);
China, which is the Ivorian leading Asian trade partner, still represents a modest share (3.2%) of the economy compared with its wider efficiency in Africa.
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