Côte d'Ivoire - Regional African Trade Insurance Country Membership Programme (RACMP)

This programme will initially cover three countries (Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, and Ethiopia), with a possibility of extending to cover all qualifying African countries, in order to broaden the development impact of the ATI’s interventions. It has to be noted that these countries, through their respective mandated officials, have submitted written requests to the Bank to support this initiative as it is perceived to enhance their individual national development strategies/plans (NDPs). The Programme is also in line with the respective CSPs for the three countries as well as the RISPs of Eastern and Western Africa. In Ethiopia the initiative will enhance the business climate by ‘deepening financial intermediation’ and strengthen investments in and access to infrastructure and quality services (including financial services) thus helping in the delivery of the country’s Growth and Transformation Plan. In Benin, it will support the enhancement of competitiveness, development of production capacity, and the implementation of the country’s investment program for the period 2014-2018 by reducing investment and trade related risks. With respect to Cote d’Ivoire, the Programme by putting emphasis on private sector and trade development is in congruence with the CSP for the period 2013-2017.