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Ivory Coast economy to grow 8 pct in 2016: IMF

Women from a local cocoa farmers association called BLAYEYA spread cocoa beans to dry in Djangobo, Niable in eastern Ivory Coast, November 17, 2014. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon/File Photo (Reuters)

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)