Ivory Coast economy to grow 8 pct in 2016: IMF
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's economy will grow at around 8 percent this year and average 7.7 percent growth from 2017-2019 on the back of strong domestic demand, the International Monetary Fund said in a statement on Thursday. The Ivorian government expects 8.9 percent growth this year in the world's top cocoa producer. (Reporting by Joe Bavier; Writing by Aaron Ross; Editing by Dominic Evans)