It is in the French capital that Ivory Coast has chosen to launch its offensive for its ten-year development ambition. In front of an audience of French business leaders, Dr Souleymane Diarrassouba, Minister of Planning and Development, rolled out the PND 2026-2030 roadmap. A plan structured around 810 projects targeting annual growth of 7.2% and a per capita income of 4,500 US dollars by 2030. The figures speak for themselves. Trade between France and Ivory Coast reached 3.91 billion euros in 2025, an increase of 47% since 2021, while current French financing in the country totals 3 billion euros. France thus remains Abidjan's leading bilateral donor, with more than 80 active projects covering infrastructure, energy, health and digital technology. A solidity confirmed by the Ba2/BB/BB sovereign rating with a stable outlook from which Côte d'Ivoire benefits.

Of the 114,838.5 billion CFA francs of planned investments, 70.2% is expected from the private sector, a clear signal sent to French economic operators. The government has identified priority projects in infrastructure, energy, transport, agriculture and agro-industry, manufacturing, health, vocational training, digital technology and public-private partnerships. In the presence of the Ambassador of Côte d'Ivoire to France, Maurice Kouakou Bandaman, the message was unequivocal, the Ivorian business environment is reformed, secure and open. The most notable announcement came from Gérard Wolf, President of Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF) International, who confirmed the participation of a delegation from the French private sector in the Consultative Group on July 8 and 9, 2026 in Abidjan. 

An unprecedented mobilization which reflects the growing interest of French employers in the opportunities offered by the Ivorian economy. The ball is now in the entrepreneurs’ court. Abidjan is waiting for its investors.