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Q & A Session: African Economic Review and Outlook

CMnAfrica: Retrospectively, in your opinion, what are the significant changes you noticed in African economies during the first half of 2016? GADIO SAMIR: Market sentiment towards emerging markets and Sub-Saharan Africa was initially poor in early H1-2016. The oil price fell to new lows in Q1 which reinforced this bearish bias. African Eurobond valuations widened to record highs while foreign interest in local markets was rather subdued. However, risk conditions improved from mid-Q1 and even…

CÔTE D’IVOIRE: ECONOMIC REVIEW AND OUTLOOK

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: Côte d’Ivoire’s fundamentals to remain strong but growing external headwinds pose downside risks Growth to remain strong over the short term, providing businesses with opportunities Côte d’Ivoire’s short-term economic outlook appears good, reflecting successful reforms under the current administration. The country has come a long way from five years of civil war (2002-07) that damaged its infrastructure, and post-election instability in 2010 that left 3,000 people dead and thousands…