It was this Friday April 23, 2021 around 11 a.m. that the president of the West African Development Bank, Serge EKUE , was received by officials of the International Bank for Industry and Commerce, at their headquarters located in Cotonou, Maro Militaire.

On the menu of this unprecedented meeting, the possibilities of partnership between BIIC and BOAD. On this occasion, all the Bank's management staff were present, led by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, RIZWAN Haider and by the Managing Director, Didier AYIBATIN.

At the end of this meeting which lasted 1 hour 15 minutes, the president of BOAD will acknowledge having been happy to share the vision advocated by BIIC and will say that his institution stands ready to support the bank. Particularly on its commitment in the medium and long term. As for the chairman of the board of directors of the BIIC, he will say he is proud to have been able to discuss with the president of this regional bank on subjects of great importance for his institution, in particular those relating to the support of SMEs and SMIs and to be able to enter into a future partnership on flagship projects.

Opinion shared by Didier AYIBATIN, for whom the BIIC wants to be a powerful stimulator serving the Beninese private sector and who, to do this, must rely on the BOAD to succeed in its mission.