The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Côte d'Ivoire concluded an agreement on December 21, 2021 for the financing of the economic and social reform support program (PARES). This loan agreement of 19,823,000,000,540 FCFA was ratified by the government in the Council of Ministers, Wednesday January 19, 2022 in Abidjan. This support is part of the second phase of the PARES 2 program, according to government spokesman Amadou Coulibaly. He recalled that this program aims to consolidate the reforms undertaken by the government with a view to improving the living conditions of households, in particular those who are in a situation of extreme poverty.