The
financing needs of Ivorian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are
estimated at CFAF 3574 billion, or 21% of Côte d'Ivoire's gross domestic
product (GDP), Eric Kacou, Co- Founder and CEO of Entrepreneurial solutions
partners (ESPatners).
Mr.
Kacou, speaking to the press, relied on the study "Data for growth"
carried out by his firm to fill a vacuum, in the absence of reliable and recent
data on Measurement and identification of SME financing needs ''.
According
to him, these data present seven perspectives which made it possible to set up
the "PACTE" (Prioritizing, increasing, targeting, transforming and
evaluating), a roadmap for better financing of SMEs.
"The
estimated needs of SMEs in Côte d'Ivoire are CFAF 3574 billion, or 21% of the country's
GDP," he said, adding that of this amount, SMEs want to invest 2058
billion FCFA In their companies (factories, vehicles, etc.), while they foresee
CFAF 1100 billion as working capital. Seed financing requirements are estimated
at CFAF 257 billion, compared to CFAF 122 billion for financial guarantees.
The
statistics also indicate that 50% of SMEs request from banks is favorable, but
only one third of companies have taken the step. In addition, 75% of SMEs wish
to receive technical assistance, but one third have received it within the last
three years.
Côte
d'Ivoire has more than 150,000 SMEs. According to the definition of the
National Institute of Statistics of Côte d'Ivoire (INS), small and medium-sized
enterprises (SMEs) are defined as all enterprises with an annual turnover of
less than CFAF 1 billion.
On 24 November 2016, the ESPatners organized, in
collaboration with the General Confederation of Enterprises of Côte d'Ivoire
(CGECI, Ivorian Employers) and the African Development Bank (AfDB), the first
edition of the initiative, La Finance engages ''. In this edition, the
commitment made by credit institutions (banks and microfinance) to finance SMEs
amounted to 1276 billion FCFA.
Source:fr.africatime.com
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