Côte d'Ivoire
Economy
The Front Populaire Ivoirien (FPI) announced one of its supporters died when stone-throwing youths attacked a party rally on January 21. The FPI went on to claim that the assailants...
2012-01-25Economy
We expect inflation to moderate towards an average of 3.5% in 2012 as Côte d'Ivoire recovers from post-election violence in early 2011 that caused inflation to spike to over 9.0% year-on-year...
2011-12-29Economy
Soldiers from the Ivoirien army, Forces Republicaines de Côte d'Ivoire (FRCI), killed six people on December 17-18. The incident began when soldiers beat to death a young man who tried...
2011-12-29Economy
We expect the economy to rebound strongly in 2012 as it recovers from electoral violence at the beginning of 2011. Our forecast of 7.7% GDP growth in 2012 is below the IMF's forecast...
2011-11-18Economy
The government freed on bail a number of the former president Laurent Gbagbo's allies this November in an attempt to coax his former party the Front Patriotique Ivoirien (FPI) into...
2011-11-18Economy
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has announced that will only investigate between two and six people who it deems are the most responsible for atrocities during the post-electoral...
2011-10-24Economy
As Côte d'Ivoire continues to rebuild itself from the conflict and the government embarks on an ambitious investment programme, we forecast the current account surplus to narrow from...
2011-10-24Economy
The Truth, Reconciliation and Dialogue Commission was launched at the beginning of September as Côte d'Ivoire seeks to heal the violent divisions that erupted last year. It is going...
2011-09-20



