Publication date: 2004
Author: AfDB
Description: The Political, Economic and Social crisis resulting from the attempted coup of 19 September 2002 is still causing macroeconomic damage. Côte d’Ivoire is the motor of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) accounting for 40 per cent of its wealth, and in 2003 the country had negative growth (2.3 per cent) for the second year running.
