Corporate Governance 2026

COTE D’IVOIRE Trends and Developments Contributed by: Andy Lionel Biaou, Evelyne Biaou and Marine Quintric, Houda Law Firm

• Fourth, regional expansion strategies are encour - aging businesses to rationalise and consolidate group structures. • Finally, regulators and financial institutions increas - ingly expect stronger governance standards and clearer organisational structures. In this context, corporate transformation should no longer be viewed as purely a technical legal operation. It has become a strategic tool for: • growth; • investment readiness; • governance modernisation; • risk management; and • long-term business sustainability. OHADA law provides a relatively modern and flexible framework capable of supporting this transformation. However, successful implementation requires careful anticipation of governance, operational and stake - holder-related implications.

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