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Macro trends, sectors, public finance and PPPs, geo-economics: our reading of the Ivorian and WAEMU economies, for business leaders, investors and public decision-makers.
Capital markets · October 2026
The 20-year bond: the regional market lengthens its horizon
The first 20-year OAT on the UMOA-Titres market, cleared at 7.00%: what this new reference changes for long-term FCFA financing, and its limits.
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The Journal · October 2026
Financing your company with the BOAD: what the file must demonstrate
Direct loans, bank refinancing, equity, guarantees: the entry points and the requirements to meet before the first meeting.
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Public finance & PPP · October 2026
After the IMF: Côte d'Ivoire faces the market
Low-risk reclassification, a 2027 budget of 18,466 billion FCFA, a national plan over 70% reliant on the private sector: what changes for the State, banks and companies.
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Financing & steering · October 2026
2027 budgets: build on two cost scenarios
Oil, fertiliser, transport: 2025 cost assumptions no longer hold. Why Ivorian companies should build their 2027 budget on two scenarios and size their working capital on the less favourable one.
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Sectors · Agribusiness · October 2026
Cocoa 2026-2027: realigning crop financing
A farm-gate price of 1,200 FCFA/kg against 2,800 FCFA at the start of the previous season: what the fall changes for the financing of buyers, cooperatives and exporters.
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The Journal · October 2026
The 13-week cash flow plan: the tool your banker expects
Why thirteen weeks, how to build it in a day, and what it changes in your relationship with your banks.
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The Journal · October 2026
Year-end 2026: three workstreams to launch before 31 December
Receivables, the 2027 bank file, indexation clauses: what to prepare now to start 2027 in good shape.
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Financing & steering · May 2026
The SME / large company rate gap: +101 basis points
SMEs in the WAEMU region borrow on average 101 basis points more expensively than large companies. What this gap reveals, and the levers to reduce it.
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Macro · April 2026
Côte d'Ivoire — Among Africa's fastest-growing economies: what it means for the mid-market
6.5% in 2025, 6.0% projected in 2026 according to the IMF. The macro carries, the micro distributes: the practical implications for leaders of SMEs and mid-sized companies.
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Financing & steering · April 2026
Financial discipline in a growth period — the working capital trap
From 6.5% to 6.0%: when the macro carries less, financial discipline weighs more. The five indicators to steer when growth slows.
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