World Bank Group2015-04-242015-04-242015-03https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21774First in a series, which aims to analyze the recent economic and financial situation in Côte d'Ivoire, this report analyzes the main macroeconomic developments and structural policies of the country from 2013 until mid-2014. It also reflects on the underlying factors of the strong economic recovery in Côte d'Ivoire since the end of the post-election crisis, to assess the likelihood of sustained economic growth and significant poverty reduction in the country. Finally, the report analyzes the effects of declining oil prices and the appreciation of the dollar against the euro and the CFA franc on the Ivorian economy. This edition does not examine the impact of strong economic growth on the Ivoirian population's well-being indicators such as, poverty, employment and inequality. Within the scope of this report, the objective is to understand the factors contributing to the strong economic recovery in Côte d'Ivoire. This economic update is targeted toward a larger audience, in order to stimulate constructive debate on public policy in the country and between the country and its development partners.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTINGADVERSE EFFECTSAGRICULTUREANNUAL GROWTHARABLE LANDAUDITSBALANCE OF PAYMENTSBANK ACCOUNTSBASELINE LEVELSBASIC METALSBASIS POINTSBOND ISSUANCEBOND MARKETBONDSBROAD MONEYBUSINESS CLIMATEBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTCAPITAL FORMATIONCAPITAL INVESTMENTCAPITAL MARKETSCAPITAL OUTLAYSCAPITALIZATIONCENTRAL BANKCIVIL WARCOMMODITIESCOMMODITYCOMMODITY EXPORTCOMMODITY EXPORTSCOMMODITY MARKETCOMMODITY PRICESCOMPETITIVENESSCONSUMER PRICE INDEXCONSUMER SPENDINGCONSUMERSCORPORATE TAXESCREDIBILITYCREDIT FACILITYCREDIT GROWTHCREDIT RATINGCREDIT RATING AGENCIESCREDITORSCURRENCYCURRENCY DEPRECIATIONCURRENCY MARKETSCURRENT ACCOUNTCURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCECURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICITCURRENT ACCOUNT POSITIONDEBTDEBT MANAGEMENTDEBT SERVICEDEBT SERVICE PAYMENTSDEFICIT FINANCINGDEPOSITSDEVELOPING COUNTRYDEVELOPMENT BANKDEVELOPMENT STRATEGYDIVIDENDDIVIDENDSDOMESTIC ARREARSDOMESTIC CREDITDOMESTIC DEBTDOMESTIC DEMANDDOMESTIC INFLATIONDOMESTIC MARKETDOMESTIC PRICEDOMESTIC PRICESDOWNWARD PRESSUREECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTSECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC OUTLOOKECONOMIC PERFORMANCEECONOMIC SECTORSECONOMIC SITUATIONECONOMIC TRENDSENVIRONMENTSEQUIPMENTEUROBONDEXCHANGE RATEEXCHANGE RATESEXPENDITUREEXPORT COMMODITIESEXPORT COMMODITYEXPORT GROWTHEXPORT PERFORMANCEEXPORTEREXPORTERSEXPORTSEXPOSUREEXTERNAL FACTORSEXTERNAL FINANCEFEDERAL RESERVEFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL DEVELOPMENTFINANCIAL FLOWSFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFINANCIAL MARKETSFINANCIAL SECTORFINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENTFINANCIAL SERVICESFISCAL DEFICITFISCAL DEFICITSFIXED CAPITALFIXED INVESTMENTFOOD PRICESFORECASTSFOREIGN ASSETSFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN INVESTMENTFOREIGN INVESTORSFOREIGN TRADEGDPGDP PER CAPITAGLOBAL CAPITALGLOBAL CAPITAL MARKETSGLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTSGLOBAL TRADEGOOD GOVERNANCEGOVERNANCE ISSUESGOVERNMENT SUPPORTGROWTH PROJECTIONSGROWTH RATEGROWTH RATESHOUSEHOLD INCOMESHUMAN CAPITALIMPORTSINCOMEINCOME EFFECTINCREASING RETURNSINFLATIONINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTINSURANCEINTEREST RATEINTEREST RATE DIFFERENTIALINTEREST RATE DIFFERENTIALSINTEREST RATESINTERMEDIATE GOODSINTERNATIONAL BONDINTERNATIONAL MARKETINVESTMENT PROJECTSINVESTMENT RATEINVESTMENT RATESINVESTMENT SPENDINGJOB CREATIONLARGE-SCALE INVESTMENTLEGAL FRAMEWORKLIQUIDITYLOANLOAN PORTFOLIOM2MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIESMARKET DEVELOPMENTSMINESMINORITY INVESTORSMONETARY FUNDMONETARY POLICYMULTIPLIER EFFECTNATURAL RESOURCESNET EXPORTSNON-PERFORMING LOANSOILOIL COMMODITYOIL COMMODITY PRICESOIL EXPORTSOIL MARKETOIL PRICEOIL PRICESOPECOUTPUTPOLICY ENVIRONMENTPOLITICAL RISKSPOLITICAL STABILITYPOSITIVE EFFECTSPOSITIVE SPILLOVERPOSITIVE SPILLOVER EFFECTSPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRICE STABILITYPRIVATE CAPITALPRIVATE CONSUMPTIONPRIVATE INVESTMENTPRIVATE INVESTORSPRIVATE MARKETSPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENTPRODUCERSPRODUCTIVITYPUBLIC BANKSPUBLIC DEBTPUBLIC GOVERNANCEPUBLIC INVESTMENTPUBLIC POLICYPUBLIC SPENDINGREAL GDPREAL INCOMEREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTRENEWABLE RESOURCESRETURNSAFETY NETSECURITIESSTOCKSSTRUCTURAL REFORMSSUPPLY SIDESURPLUSSWAPSWAPSTAXTAX RATETAX REVENUETAX REVENUESTAXATIONTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETELECOMMUNICATIONSTERMS OF TRADETOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITYTOTAL REVENUETRACK RECORDTRADE BALANCETREASURYTREASURY BONDSTREASURY SECURITIESUNCERTAINTYVALUE ADDEDVOLATILITYWAGESWORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORSWORLD PRICESCote d'Ivoire Economic Update, March 2015ReportWorld BankIvorian Economic Performance since the End of the Post-Election Crisis10.1596/21774