In Côte d’Ivoire, the Omicron variety has had modest consequences, and officials are stepping up vaccination efforts; the Ivorian economy continues to show evidence of resistance to the pandemic’s impact. Inflation has recently risen, owing mostly to rising food prices; the next Article IV consultation in Côte d’Ivoire is scheduled for April 2022. Between January 25 and February 3, 2022, an IMF staff team lead by Luca Antonio Ricci conducted a virtual staff visit with the authorities of Côte d’Ivoire to review recent economic events and the prospects. At the conclusion of the IMF virtual staff…