## Cote d'Ivoire: Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy

_IMF Staff Country Reports, December 12, 2023_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: December 12, 2023
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400263224.002

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### Executive summary
- This paper presents Côte d'Ivoire’s poverty reduction and growth strategy.
- The macroeconomic framework has been sound, with low inflation, a sustainable public sector, a robust banking system and a balanced external position.
- Poverty in Côte d'Ivoire has been steadily decreasing since 2016, continuing the trend observed since early 2011.
- Access to electricity has improved throughout the national territory.
- Actions have been undertaken to enhance the economy’s productivity through the strengthening of infrastructure and governance.
- Côte d’Ivoire is committed to advancing equality between men and women in all areas of public and private life to empower women economically, socially, and politically and achieve a more egalitarian society.
- The government has undertaken to step up actions in favor of girls' education and increase access rates.

### Major themes and findings
- Macroeconomic stability
  - Low inflation.
  - Sustainable public sector.
  - Robust banking system.
  - Balanced external position.
- Poverty and social outcomes
  - Poverty reduction: steadily decreasing since 2016; continuing trend since early 2011.
  - Education: government commitment to step up actions in favor of girls' education and increase access rates.
  - Gender equality: explicit commitment to advance equality between men and women across public and private life to empower women economically, socially, and politically.
- Infrastructure and productivity
  - Improved access to electricity throughout the national territory.
  - Actions to enhance productivity through strengthening of infrastructure and governance.

### Policy priorities and government commitments
- Strengthen infrastructure to boost economic productivity.
- Improve governance to support sustainable growth.
- Advance gender equality in all public and private spheres to empower women.
- Scale up interventions to increase girls' education access rates.

### Publication and metadata
- Publication title: Cote d'Ivoire: Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy
- Publication date: December 12, 2023
- Series: Country Report No. 2023/407
- Issue: 407
- Volume: 2023
- Pages: 38
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400263224.002
- Stock No: 1CIVEA2023005
- ISBN: 9798400263224
- ISSN: 1934-7685
- Subjects: Climate change, Education, Environment, Health, International organization, Monetary policy, Population and demographics
- Keywords: Africa, Climate change, Global, government plan, government's Social Program, Ivorian authority, Ivorian government, medium-term development strategy, social action, Sub-Saharan Africa

*International Monetary Fund. African Dept. "Cote d'Ivoire: Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy", IMF Staff Country Reports 2023, 407 (2023), December 12, 2023.*

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