Volunteer Discusses Loans with Officials of Development Bank
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This Volunteer discusses the loan prospects of a furniture and mattress factory owner with officials of the Development Bank of the Ivory Coast in Abidjan. The Volunteer is part of a Peace Corps program helping Ivorien businessmen regularize their accounts so they may obtain loans. Until recently, French businessmen have controlled the economy of the Ivory coast and local businessmen found it difficult to obtain capital to start their own businesses.