Ivorian tycoon Jean Kacou Diagou's NSIA Banque lifts profit 7% as balance sheet tops $5 billion
NSIA Banque Côte d'Ivoire, controlled by Jean Kacou Diagou, lifted 2025 profit 7% to about $72 million as its balance sheet topped $5 billion.
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Jim Ovia's Zenith Bank opens in Côte d'Ivoire, breaking into Francophone West Africa for the first time
Jim Ovia's Zenith Bank has formally launched its Côte d'Ivoire subsidiary in Abidjan, marking its first entry into Francophone West Africa's banking market.
Ivorian tycoon Koné Dossongui plans $18 million cocoa plant expansion in Cameroon
Dossongui’s Atlantic Cocoa to raise Kribi plant output to 64,000 tons as part of $18M upgrade backed by Swiss machinery firm Bühler.
Tidjane Thiam disqualified from Côte d'Ivoire’s presidential bid
A court in Abidjan ruled him ineligible to run, citing his removal from the electoral list after losing Ivorian nationality upon becoming a French citizen in 1987.
Tidjane Thiam, ex-Credit Suisse CEO, eyes presidency in Côte d'Ivoire
Ex-Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam secures opposition bid, reshaping Côte d'Ivoire’s October presidential race in a political homecoming.