Côte d'Ivoire, through its Prime Minister Patrick Achi, welcomed the support of France, with a view to improving the support system for the development of Ivorian SMEs during the signing ceremony of the memorandum of understanding between the State of Côte d'Ivoire and the Public Investment Bank, on June 1, 2021 in Abidjan.

"Côte d'Ivoire and France have the same vision with regard to the revival of the economy, which involves the development of the private sector and the support of the State to promote the creation of a greater number of 'companies, sources of jobs and wealth", he will say

For the Managing Director of Bpifrance, Nicolas Dufourcq, this protocol will allow its structure to support the Ivorian government to reflect on the creation of a public bank for the benefit of Ivorian entrepreneurs. A solution adapted to the development of entrepreneurship in Côte d'Ivoire and which could benefit about 95% of the youth who constitute the future of the country, for having experienced it in France, he argues.