Speaking at a dinner, co-organized by the confederation of Ivorian companies (CCIC) and the Association of Ivorian employers, Ouattara said the Ivorian economy was still not buoyant "partly because of poor governance and mismanagement".
He said the poor economy had ranked Cote d'Ivoire among one of the weakest African countries, according to the indicators from the Bretton Woods institutions, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
He said, if elected, his government would take steps to make the private sector the hub of the country's economic growth, and pledged to embark on a "rigorous and transparent" budgetary policy and a better management of public resources.
Ouattara promised to grant a credit of US$ 1 million to small- and medium-scale businesses and pledged to clean up the micro-economic environment with a view to modernizing the legislature, reducing waste, building good roads, establishing an all-inclusive political system and freedom of expression for a better monitoring of government activities.
The former Ivorian Prime Minister vowed to make Cote d'Ivoire a successful country with an annual growth rate of 6% and a haven for private investments.
Abidjan - 17/11/2009
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