Abidjan, December 08, 2020 - Coming out of an audience with the Ivorian Prime Minister, Hamed Bakayoko, on December 08, 2020 in Abidjan, the President of the West African Development Bank (BOAD), Serge Ekué, indicated the will of his institution to strengthen its cooperation with Côte d'Ivoire.

BOAD praised the country's economic performance and intends to strengthen its support in the basic social sectors, including infrastructure, energy, agriculture, health and education.

According to Serge Ekué, the Head of the Ivorian government wanted BOAD to take into account the economic weight of Côte d'Ivoire within the WAEMU zone, and that this be reflected in the transactions and development projects that it leads there. .

"We discussed how to improve the management of our balance sheet, the increase in our capital, the bank's ability to raise resources to make available to States, in the private and public sectors", he added. he concluded.