AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoInformal Economy Reality Check: A new AFP report says nearly 83% of African jobs are informal, with Abidjan seeing municipal crackdowns on pavement vendors while workers keep operating due to poverty and red tape—highlighting the gap between city enforcement and everyday livelihoods. Cocoa Finance Boost: FMO (Dutch development bank) approved a €20m (US$23.23m) working-capital facility for Ivory Cocoa Products in Côte d’Ivoire to secure sustainably sourced beans and keep processing steady amid global price swings. Digital Infrastructure Push: Ivory Coast plans its first state-owned data center in 2027 inside the VITIB free zone (Grand-Bassam), backed by a US$66m EXIM financing guarantee, with additional US-backed support for commerce digitization. Trade & Logistics Pressure: Ghana’s Tema Port Terminal 3 is congested as 70% of containers face full physical inspections, far above WCO guidance, driving costly delays—an operational warning for regional shippers and manufacturers. Agritech Talent Pipeline: UM6P and INP-HB’s Digital Farming School opens applications for its first cohort in Yamoussoukro (starting Nov 2026), training agritech developers to modernize Côte d’Ivoire’s farm productivity.
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