Daniel Kablan Duncan and a large delegation from his government will be taking part in the third edition of the AFRICA CEO FORUM, which will be held in Geneva on 16 and 17 March.

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PRESS RELEASE Monday 2 February, 2015
The Ivorian Prime Minister, guest of honour at the 2015 AFRICA CEO FORUM
16 and 17 March in Geneva
Daniel Kablan Duncan and a large delegation from his government will be taking part in the third edition
of the AFRICA CEO FORUM, which will be held in Geneva on 16 and 17 March.
The AFRICA CEO FORUM, which brings together over 800 prominent figures from Africa and all over the world,
has become the foremost annual gathering of top African business leaders. It should provide the ideal
opportunity for Côte d’Ivoire to strengthen its ties with the community of financiers and decision
makers converging on Geneva, and to discuss its development projects with them.
The forum is taking place just as Côte d’Ivoire has reported its third year year of strong economic
growth: almost 10% a year since 2012. Its 2015 budget amounts to over 5,000 billion F CFA (€7.6 billion),
almost one third of which is earmarked for investment. It will be underpinned by fresh resources from
the international financial markets: the country has just announced plans to issue another Eurobond,
which is expected to meet with the same success as the previous one. Rated highly by Fitch and
Moody's, Côte d’Ivoire mobilised 750 million dollars in July 2014, 250 million more than forecast. The
new issue should inject “at least one billion dollars into the country's economy”, says the Ivorian Prime
Minister.
At the 2015 AFRICA CEO FORUM in Geneva, Daniel Kablan Duncan will be engaging in a different sort of
exercise: explaining the reforms that have or are being carried out, and presenting projects both
ongoing and at the planning stage. He will also be taking part in one of the plenary sessions on changing
and improving the business environment, an area in which Africa can potentially make a lot of progress.
A MEETING OF TOP AFRICAN AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LEADERS
Competitiveness, growth, investment and performance: the strategic priorities of African businesses
will top the agenda at the 2015 AFRICA CEO FORUM. 800 people are expected to come to Geneva for
the upcoming edition of the forum, including CEOs, bankers, financiers and leading decision makers.
Interested companies may now register and receive regular information via the following website:
www.theafricaceoforum.com

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The AFRICA CEO FORUM was established in partnership with the African Development Bank. It is hosted by Groupe Jeune
Afrique, which publishes 'Jeune Afrique' and 'The Africa Report' , and by Rainbow Unlimited, a Swiss company that specialises
in organising economic development events.
Following the success of the 2014 edition, which was attended by over 700 prominent figures from Africa and all over the
world, including 500 CEOs from 38 African countries and 85 high-level speakers, the AFRICA CEO FORUM has established
itself as the foremost meeting on the development of the African private sector.