Henri-Claude Oyima, CEO of the BGFIBank Group, announced last week that BGFIBank Côte d'Ivoire is investing 30 billion FCFA ($50.8 million) in the new Coca-Cola bottling plant in Abidjan.

The construction of the new Coca-Cola bottling plant is a project valued at 65.5 billion FCFA led by the Société de Distribution de Toutes Marchandises (SDTM), a subsidiary of the Carré d'Or group, a major player in Ivorian distribution that controls nearly 70% of the rice market. It aims to strengthen local production and create 1 000 jobs. The factory, which is located in the PK24 industrial zone near Abidjan, will have a production capacity of 100s. 000 bouteilles par heure et devrait g style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style”, "serif">n é rer 1 000 direct and indirect jobs. This project comes à at a key moment é , when