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Under the highest patronage of the Ivorian State.

The CINAB Forum is convened by the Government of Côte d'Ivoire and organized by SPECI, under the oversight of the Prime Minister's Office, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and the Diaspora.

/ Convening institutions

Convening institutions. One shared mandate.

The CINAB Forum is a bilateral undertaking. Each institution below plays a defined role.

MAE

Ministry of State · Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation

Diplomatic oversight

MEFB

Ministry of Economy, Finance & Budget

Financial oversight

CCI-CI

Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Côte d'Ivoire

Private sector representation

AmCham

American Chamber of Commerce in Côte d'Ivoire

Business community partner

SPECI

Economic Promotion Service of Côte d'Ivoire in the United States, Canada & Mexico

Convener & operator

Visa

Visa Inc. · Global payments network

Payments partner

/ Governance

A joint mandate.

One shared mandate — every commitment made at the Forum carries the weight of the Ivorian State.

La Primature

Government coordination anchor. The Prime Minister's Office mobilizes participating ministries and anchors the Forum within the national economic promotion agenda.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministère d'État, Ministère des Affaires Étrangères et de la Coopération Internationale — provides diplomatic oversight, bilateral coordination with U.S., Canadian and Mexican counterparts, and hosts the MoU secretariat.

Ministry of Economy, Finance & Budget

Financial oversight of SPECI. The Ministry aligns the Forum with the National Development Plan 2026–2030 investment priorities and ensures fiscal accountability of every institutional commitment.

CCI-CI · Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Côte d'Ivoire — represents the Ivorian private sector, mobilizes domestic enterprises and sector federations, and channels business opportunities from the National Development Plan directly to the delegate community.

AmCham · Business community partner

American Chamber of Commerce in Côte d'Ivoire (AmCham Côte d'Ivoire) — strengthens economic and commercial ties between Côte d'Ivoire and the United States, mobilizes the U.S. business community, and helps connect companies and investors between the two countries.

SPECI · Convener & operator

Runs the Forum end-to-end: delegate curation, program design, B2B & B2G matchmaking, MoU secretariat, and post-Forum investor follow-through across the United States, Canada and Mexico.

/ Partners

Our partners.

Organizations and companies also engaged in the CINAB Forum ecosystem.

Visa

Global digital payments network enabling secure, seamless commerce worldwide.

Institutional collaboration

Represent a public institution?

Institutional partnerships — chambers of commerce, sector federations, embassies, DFIs, multilateral banks, and North American economic development agencies — are curated by the SPECI secretariat.

Contact the secretariat → See sponsorship options