On Monday, September 19, 2022 took place in the conference room of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Benin (CCI Benin) in Cotonou the second ordinary session of the Consular Assembly of the year 2022 of the CCI Benin. A session that was opened by the Minister of Industry and Trade Shadiya Assouman, in the presence of the President of the CCI Benin, Arnauld Akakpo.

The elected consular officials of the CCI Benin met at the headquarters of the institution in Cotonou on Monday, September 19. At this session, they focused on the review and adoption of the budget of the institution. This was officially opened by the Minister of Industry and Trade Shadiya Assouman. According to the President of the CCI Benin, the second ordinary session of the Consular Assembly of the year 2022 is held in a context where the government's economic outlook announces a growth rate of 7% for the year 2023 despite the consequences of the war in Ukraine and the galloping inflation.

For the Minister of Industry and Trade before calling for frank discussions held in a friendly atmosphere, "The prebudget for the year 2023 that you will submit to the appreciation of the members of the Consular Assembly will have to respond in its different declinations not only to the expectations of yourThe previsional budget for the year 2023 that you will submit to the appreciation of the members of the Consular Assembly should in its different declinations not only meet the expectations of your mandates in terms of services to businesses, mark the imprint of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Benin in the entrepreneurial ecosystem but also allow you to achieve the minimum objectives that have been set by the government for the 2020-2025 term.

Thus, the draft budget for the year 2023 was adopted unanimously at the end of the meeting and the institution now has a fixedon the resources that will be used next year to deploy the activities planned around the eight major programs of the institution's strategic plan.