Strengthening 17 Ivorian industrial enterprises (PARCSI)
Terminé
Customer
Agency for the Development of Industrial Competitiveness (ADCI)
Start Date
Aug 30, 2019
End date
December 30, 2020
Amount
364 556,08 €
Country and region
Ivory Coast
Afrique de l'Ouest
Landlords
AfDB/ADF (African Development Bank, African Development Fund)
Description
Context
The National Restructuring and Upgrading Program (PNRMN) in Côte d'Ivoire aims to prepare Ivorian industrial companies to face regional and international competition. Funded by the African Development Fund (ADF), it targets 120 companies with high growth potential through structured technical and financial support.
BBA's mission
As part of this program, the Belgian Bankers Academy (BBA) has been commissioned to support 17 industrial companies from various sectors. The objective is to strengthen their competitiveness through a comprehensive strategic and operational diagnosis.
Diagnosis
This comprehensive diagnosis was based on four areas of analysis:
Technical, environmental, and quality
Financial
Marketing and sales
Organizational and human resources
Each area helped identify the strengths, weaknesses, and levers for improvement specific to each company.
Upgrade plan and deliverables
Based on its findings, BBA designed a customized upgrade plan for each company, including:
Concrete actions to improve productivity and organization
Recommendations on the environment, innovation, and commercial positioning
Strategies for accessing regional and international markets
To support the search for funding, BBA developed a comprehensive business plan for each organization, including:
the necessary tangible and intangible investments,
financial projections,
tools to convince lenders and credit institutions.
The mission concluded with feedback workshops with company executives, including priority recommendations and operational roadmaps.
Role of BBA
The Belgian Bankers Academy (BBA) played a central role in the success of the project, mobilizing a team of multidisciplinary experts (strategy, finance, marketing, industrial engineering). Its interventions focused on four key areas:
- Comprehensive strategic diagnosis: technical, financial, commercial, and HR analysis of 17 companies, based on data collection and in-depth interviews with senior management.
- Development of tailor-made upgrade plans: definition of concrete actions to improve productivity, competitiveness and the integration of environmental and technological standards.
- Design of bankable business plans: financial modeling, identification of necessary investments, and support for companies in securing financing.
- Support for executives: facilitation of feedback workshops, skills transfer, and support for the implementation of recommendations.
Thanks to this structured support, companies obtained comprehensive diagnoses, operational roadmaps, and dossiers tailored to the expectations of donors.