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Côte d’Ivoire is heightening interest further among British entrepreneurs, whilst the investment promotion agency CEPICI is helping potential investors find the right match

The national tax collection agency is pulling out all the stops to support the government’s drive for a more efficient and transparent business environment

Two Ivoirian organisations, the ICCI and APEX-CI, support local businesses and help them succeed with relevant information, branding assistance and ways to boost competitiveness

With a long and economically vital farming tradition, Côte d’Ivoire’s agricultural sector represents both a solid element of its heritage and a key part of its future

Côte d’Ivoire is harnessing its natural and human resources to achieve rapid hand-in-hand economic and social development

The government has a 360º plan to improve road, rail, air and maritime transportation infrastructure

Called ‘the lung of the Ivoirian economy’, the Port Autonome d’Abidjan (PAA) handles 70 per cent of the traffic to and from neighbouring countries

The Port of San Pedro is a key element in the development of the western part of the country and a dynamic driver of regional economic growth

Indonesia’s poverty rate has fallen dramatically in the last decade, from around 18% of the population to 11.4%. However, with around 15 million Indonesian’s continuing to live in extreme poverty, there is still much work to do. In an interview with United World, the Coordinating Minister of People’s Welfare, Dr. H.R. Agung Laksono, talks about the government’s target to lower the rate to 8% and the programs it has put in place to help achieve it.

Founded in 1958, the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) is a non-government institution representing business establishments in Kuwait. As the chamber continues to act on behalf of businesspersons and industrialists in the country, board member Ms. Wafa Ahmad Al-Qatami talks to United World about changing economic and commercial regulations, the improving business climate, the rise of the country’s private sector and her pride at becoming the first female member of the iconic institution.