Responsible Finance Market Overview: Côte d'Ivoire

This two-page brief provides a quick overview of institutions, regulations, challenges and outlook for the microfinance sector in Côte d'Ivoire, with a focus on responsible finance. It also describes the responsible finance agenda of Association Professionnelle des Systèmes Financiers Décentralisé du Côte d'Ivoire (APSFD - CI), which aims to sustain and contribute to the professionalization of MFIs by promoting performance standards, codes of conduct, and the exchange of best practices among its members. This paper shares learnings from the Responsible Finance through Local Leadership, a program implemented by the SEEP Network in Ghana, Uganda, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Rwanda, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, and Mozambique.