Côte d’Ivoire’s National Development Plan (PND) aims to make it an emerging market country with a solid industrial base by 2020. This ambitious plan devotes US$52 billion to investment, of which 62% will come from the private sector. While Côte d’Ivoire already boasts strong road, rail, and aerial connections with its neighbours (Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Ghana), the nation aspires to become an international logistics hub. To this end, government is investing US$9.5 billion in upgrading railways, roads, ports and airports. This strategy is already delivering tangible results.