Focus on Bissau investment immigration and the economic life in Guinea: According to reports from African media, in 2013, Ivory Coast planned to strengthen economic cooperation with Guinea, which is also the reason why the Ivory Coast Investment Promotion Center (Centre de promotion des investissements en Côte d'Ivoire, CEPICI) conducted research in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, from December 16 to 19, 2012.
Reports indicate that the purpose of the research team from the Ivory Coast Investment Promotion Center is to engage with the relevant authorities and economic operational departments in Guinea to develop a detailed assessment plan for the conditions required to organize an economic forum between businessmen from both countries in 2013. The research team consists of members from both the private and public sectors, including the Port Autonome de San Pedro, the National Bureau of Technical Studies and Development (BNETD), the National Mining Company SODEMI, the Coffee-Cocoa Council (Conseil du Café-Cacao), the National Chamber of Agriculture (Chambre Nationale d'Agriculture), and the National Petroleum Company of Ivory Coast (PETROCI).
Additionally, the Guinean Agency for the Promotion of Private Investments (Agence de Promotion des Investissements Privés, APIP) and the Ivory Coast Investment Promotion Center have reached a cooperation agreement to jointly prepare for the economic forum to be held in Guinea in 2013. The Guinean National Mining Administration (Direction Nationale des Mines, DNM) has also decided to sign a principle agreement with SODEMI regarding mining technology, geological survey technology, and personnel training and experience exchange. The Port Autonome de San Pedro has signed a principle agreement with the city of Conakry for information and experience exchange.
