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The Prosper Africa​
Roles and Missions
The Prosper Africa​
Roles and Missions
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The Economic Promotion Service of Côte d’Ivoire to the United States, Canada and Mexico (SPECI) was established on July 12, 2012.It results of the vision and the initiative of His Excellency Mr. Alassane Dramane Ouattara to reposition Côte d’Ivoire on the international level and to attract massively the American investors.

In a few words SPECI:

  • Conduct, coordinate and monitor all economic, commercial and tourism related activities.
  • Promote various economic sectors and product.
  • Promote United States direct investment in Cote d’Ivoire.
  • Attract funding from American investors.

The Economic Promotion Service of Côte d’Ivoire to the United States, Canada and Mexico (SPECI-USA) was the first SPEE to be installed following the reform of the foreign economic promotion policy.

The next few years will see the installation of eighteen (18) other SPEEs in every continent. The SPECI is under the supervision of the Ministry of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and the Diaspora and the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

The SPECI also provides:

  • The economic and Business Intelligence in terms of monitoring economic and financial activity;
  • Commercial promotion in terms of identifying business and partnership opportunities, assistance to economic operators.
  • The promotion of North American direct investments, the promotion of the National Development priority projects, identification of target partners, etc.
  • Tourism promotion; in terms of managing the image of Côte d'Ivoire, promoting Ivorian tourism opportunities and projects, etc.