On Thursday, June 30, 2022, at the office of the Minister of Trade, Industry and Promotion of SMEs in Plateau, the 2nd and 3rd winners of his department in the last edition of the National Award received their trophies.

It was Minister Souleymane Diarrassouba who handed over the trophies to the winners. He took the opportunity to invite them to make more effort to benefit from the markets of the FTAA (African Continental Free Trade Area) of 1.3 billion consumers and ECOWAS with 350 million consumers. He also reassured them of the availability of his department to support the private sector which, according to him, remains the lever of the Ivorian economy with an invaluable contribution to wealth creation. Determined to take up new challenges, these winners did not fail to express their gratitude.