Ivory Coast sees 9 pct GDP growth in 2013
ABIDJAN, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's economy will grow by 8.6 percent in 2012 and 9 percent in 2013, government spokesman Bruno Kone said on Tuesday following a cabinet meeting.
The West African state's economy was previously expected to grow by 8.1 percent in 2012, its first full year since a brief civil war ground business to a temporary halt.
Kone said the government would propose a 2013 budget of 3,814 billion CFA francs ($7.52 bln), up 17 percent from 2012, on the back of the robust growth projections.
(Reporting by Ange Aboa; Writing by Richard Valdmanis; Editing by David Lewis)
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ABIDJAN, Oct 2- Ivory Coast's economy will grow by 8.6 percent in 2012 and 9 percent in 2013, government spokesman Bruno Kone said on Tuesday following a cabinet meeting. The West African state's economy was previously expected to grow by 8.1 percent in 2012, its first full year since a brief civil war ground business to a temporary halt.