In the margin of 5 â Meeting of the AATB Board of Governors, organized by the Government Federal of Nigeria, the Arab Africa Trade Bridges (AATB) program has signed the accession agreement with the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire. AATB has officially welcomed the country as a new member.

Côte d'Ivoire's membership in the AATB program reflects the strategic commitment of Côte d'Ivoire to strengthen its relationships economic relations with Arab and African countries, as well as to deepen its participation in regional integration frameworks. The agreement was signed between M. Nasser Al-Thekair Director of Trade and Business Development at the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), and M. Clement Kouakou, Deputy Director of the Ministerial Cabinet, Ministry of Economy, of the Plan and Development of Côte d'Ivoire.

As part of this membership, both parties will work together to develop the national program for the Coast Ivory Coast, which will provide a structured framework to support the promotion of trade and investment, export competitiveness, the industrial modernization, the development of logistical capacities, quality infrastructures and preparation for digital trade. The program should include practical interventions such as studies of feasibility for quality control laboratories, platform support e-commerce initiatives dedicated to export products, initiatives of strengthening skills in the logistics sector, as well as actions of B2B networking in priority value chains, in particular construction and agri-food.

The accession of Côte d'Ivoire represents a A new stage in the growing commitment of the AATB to African countries wishing to strengthen trade-oriented development, the integration of value chains and regional connectivity.

The program aims to promote and increase trade and investment flows between African and Arab member countries of the OIC, to provide and support trade finance and export credit insurance, and to strengthen existing tools for trade capacity building.