In Côte d’Ivoire, the new government formed this week held its first council of ministers on Wednesday at the Palace of the Republic. The opportunity for the Ivorian president and his new Prime Minister to detail his program.
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With our correspondent in Abidjan, Bineta Diagne
Main objective of the new government: consolidate the performance of peace, security, political stability and economic growth “. With these words, Alassane Ouattara set the tone this Wednesday during the first council of ministers of this new government.
The president wants to preserve the purchasing power of households and has insisted on his desire to carry out development projects while respecting the principles of good governance.
The president must also move forward with a constraint: honor the commitments made with the IMF. “ The government must ensure the proper execution of the economic and financial program concluded with the IMF with a view to consolidating our achievements. In this regard, we will need to ensure that we achieve the objectives in terms of mobilizing fiscal resources, control internal and external debt and implement the necessary reforms. “, did he declare.
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Along the same lines, Robert Beugré Mambé, the Prime Minister, drew up a long list of infrastructure and development projects. But his immediate challenge, he says, is the organization of theCAN in January. “ I would like to make a commitment to ensure that all our institutions relating to this globally followed event will be promptly implemented “, he explained.
The government must present its 2024 bill next Wednesday with a view to then submitting it to both houses of Parliament.