Ouattara discusses Ivory Coast’s trade prospects with WTO chief
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L'Intelligent d'Abidjan
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara met the World Trade Organization’s director-general, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in Geneva on 29 October 2026. They discussed Ivory Coast’s trade and economic prospects, according to L’Intelligent d’Abidjan.
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara presented Ivory Coast’s economic performance and prospects during a meeting with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), on Thursday 29 October in Geneva. He notably cited gross domestic product of more than $100 billion, per capita income of around $3,000 and low levels of debt, reports L’Intelligent d’Abidjan.
Alassane Ouattara also discussed critical mineral resources as a potential driver of growth. Some of these resources should be processed locally in order to add value to raw materials and support industrial development, according to a report of the meeting. He welcomed Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s participation in the Trade and Investment Conference, where he presented the Ivorian model.
The Ivorian president also met in Geneva with Gilbert Houngbo, director-general of the International Labour Organization, as well as Swiss diplomats Dominique Favre and David Vogelsanger. The meeting with the WTO director-general came a day after his call for the industrialisation of developing economies, delivered on 29 October.
