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Agriculture is the backbone of C么te d鈥橧voire鈥檚 economy. It employs 68% of the labor force, and accounts for 28% of GDP. While the prosperity of the companies and individuals in this sector is variable, depending on market conditions and, to a lesser extent, climatic conditions (amount of rainfall, etc.), it is the most solid factor in the economy.
C么te d’Ivoire is a country with great potential. We were ahead of everyone between 1960 and 1985鈥擲ingapore, South Korea, Morocco, Tunisia鈥攂ecause this country was well-managed, with a clear vision and a development process that was sustained for years.Then we went into instability and experienced backwards development, but we’re still a developing country.
The country was in a crisis for more than ten years; companies were losing jobs and poverty was rising.
Although the violence of the five-month civil war is over, and the parliamentary elections proceeded relatively peacefully, there is still fear in the country.
For the people of C么te d’Ivoire, the present and future began on April 11, 2011, with the arrest of the president-who-would-not-leave, Laurent Gbagbo, for that signaled the effective end of the civil war.
C么te d’Ivoire Top Stories
Recent Contemporary History
While C么te d鈥橧voire has a long and proud history, it is the events of the most recent two decades that cast the longest shadow over its future.
The modern history of Ivorian independence begins with the dynamic personality and leadership of Felix Houphou毛t Boigny (pronounced Feliks Oufwet Bwajni) (1905-1993)
In 1985 the government officially designated the name of the country as C么te d’Ivoire. This is the correct legal and diplomatic usage., and the name preferred by Ivorians.
Those interviewed include ministers of the new government that took office after the end of the civil war that rocked the country from November 2010 to April 2011; including; leaders of trade or business associations, and corporation presidents, CEOs and managers. It is, therefore, the purpose of this Marcopolis Country Report to present their views and outlook for the future.
