Ivory Coast (also known as Côte d'Ivoire) is a country located in West Africa. Ivory Coast's political capital is Yamoussoukro, and its economic capital and largest city is the port city of Abidjan. Ivory Coast has, for the region, a relatively high income per capita (US$1014.4 in 2013) and plays a key role in transit trade for neighboring, landlocked countries. The country is the largest economy in the West African Economic and Monetary Union, constituting 40% of the monetary union’s total GDP. The country is the world's largest exporter of cocoa beans, and the fourth-largest exporter of goods, in general, in sub-Saharan Africa (following South Africa, Nigeria, and Angola).[1]
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Notable firms
This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.
| Name | Industry | Sector | Headquarters | Founded | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abidjan Transport Company | Consumer services | Travel & tourism | Abidjan | 1960 | Passenger transit, infrastructure |
| Air Afrique | Consumer services | Airlines | Abidjan | 1961 | Airline, defunct 2002 |
| Air Côte d'Ivoire | Consumer services | Airlines | Abidjan | 2012 | State airline |
| Air Ivoire | Consumer services | Airlines | Abidjan | 1960 | Airline, defunct 2011 |
| Autonomous Port of Abidjan | Industrials | Transportation services | Abidjan | 1951 | Commercial port |
| Interivoire | Consumer services | Airlines | Abidjan | 1978 | Airline, defunct 1979 |
| Ivoirienne de Transports Aériens | Industrials | Delivery services | Abidjan | 2007 | Cargo airline |
| La Poste | Industrials | Delivery services | Abidjan | 1945[2] | Postal services |
| Nouvelle Air Ivoire | Consumer services | Airlines | Abidjan | 1999 | Airline, merged into Air Ivoire in 2000
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Abidjan financial center.
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Autonomous Port of Abidjan in 2009.
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A banana plantation in the Ivory Coast.
See also
References
- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire: Financial Sector Profile". MFW4A.org. Archived from the original on 22 October 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "La Poste de Côte d'Ivoire :: Ensemble, construisons la confiance". Archived from the original on 2016-12-09.
This page was last edited on 11 March 2022, at 17:47