World Bank Jobs Push: Côte d’Ivoire says the World Bank Group’s active portfolio has hit $5.3bn across 25 projects, with a clear line to the national goal of creating 3 million jobs—spanning infrastructure, agriculture, energy, education and health. Industrial Processing: Moulin Koira plans a $45.1m flour mill with CEPICI support, aiming to deepen grain and food processing in an industrial zone. Construction & Equipment: At Abidjan’s Salon des infrastructures, Neemba Côte d’Ivoire pitched a full delivery model—equipment availability, digitalisation, maintenance, reconditioning and training—framed as the answer to keeping the national building programme on schedule. Tech for Delivery & Health: Zipline will expand drone delivery in Côte d’Ivoire, adding nine facilities to serve up to 12m people over eight years under a government-paid operating-cost contract. Energy & Upstream Stakes: SOCAR completed a 10% stake purchase in Eni-operated Baleine offshore, reinforcing Côte d’Ivoire’s growing upstream momentum. Food Commodities Watch: Cocoa and sugar prices fell on supply and weather signals, with Côte d’Ivoire dryness raising near-term yield concerns. Textiles & Local Value: COIC (cotton) completed its takeover of wax fabric maker Uniwax, moving from raw cotton into finished cloth and strengthening Abidjan’s industrial textile base.