According to the Treasury and Public Accounting Department of Côte d’Ivoire, the country’s banking sector recorded a balance sheet total of 12,000 billion CFA francs at 31 December 2018, an increase of 14% year-on-year.
“As of December 31, 2018, the banking sector had a balance sheet total of more than 12,000 billion FCFA, an increase of 14% compared to 2017. A total employment of 11,257 billion FCFA, or 16% increase, with 7 107 billion CFA francs of credits to the economy, “the source said in a briefing note.
It should be noted that Côte d’Ivoire’s banking market is the largest in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA). There are several brands including Attijariwafa, Nsia, Societe Generale, BOA and Coris.
