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Exclusive interview with N’Golo Sanogo, CEO of AFG Assurances

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AFG Assurances, a subsidiary of Atlantic Financial Group (AFG), has just completed its first fiscal year since starting its operations at the beginning of 2024. In a highly competitive Ivorian insurance market driven by constant demand growth, the company claims to have exceeded the targets set for its first year. According to management, these performances...

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WAEMU moves to T+2 to boost its financial market

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The regional financial market of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) reached a major milestone on Thursday, December 4 with the implementation of a new settlement/delivery cycle moving from T+3 to T+2. The official ceremony, held in Abidjan, brought together key players in the regional financial ecosystem. Led by the Central Securities Depository/Clearing Bank (DC/BR) and approved by the Financial Markets Authority of the WAEMU (AMF-WAEMU), this strategic reform aims to enhance liquidity, strengthen market attractiveness, and align the Union with the standards of major international financial centers. Previously set at T+3, the regional securities delivery cycle now…

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Exclusive interview with Daniel Touré, General Manager of AFG Bank in Côte d’Ivoire (Exclusive Interview)

Bank

Less than two years after its establishment in Côte d’Ivoire, AFG Bank Côte d’Ivoire is already establishing itself as a major player in the country’s banking sector. Thanks to the acquisition of BPCI (370,000 clients, 78 branches, staff included), the bank has significantly expanded its network both in Abidjan and in the interior of the country, with recent branch openings such as Kouto. Led since September 2024 by Daniel Touré, a banking sector professional with over 26 years of experience, AFG Bank is focusing on proximity and digital/environmental investment to solidify its position. The group does not hide its ambitions:…

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The Ivorian cashew sector facing the challenges of transformation

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Alongside cocoa and coffee, cashew nuts are one of the flagship products of Ivorian agriculture. Ivory Coast benefits from ideal climatic conditions for cashew cultivation, with a strong presence of sunshine and regular rainfall. The soils are also suitable for this crop, which allows for high-quality cashew nuts. The production of cashew nuts in the country has seen a strong increase in 2020 and 2021, despite the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2020, production reached around 849,000 tonnes, an increase of 33% compared to 2019. In 2021, production was estimated at around 1 million tonnes, a historic level for the country. The…

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