Tidjane Thiam

The new Minister for Economic Planning Tidjane Thiam (whose planned trip to London has been postponed AC Vol 40 No 2) formerly of McKinsey & Co also remains in charge of the respected development agency Bureau National des Etudes Techniques de Développement (BNETD)...

Presidential privatisation Last year Octide hired Daouda Thiam former boss of SIR and brother of the new economics minister Tidjane Thiam in preparation for buying SIR when it was privatised...

After some other acquisitions Octide hired Daoudou Thiam a former Managing Director of the national oil refinery SIR (and brother of the President's Economic Advisor Tidjane Thiam)...

Also supportive are Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan who is keen to see English language activities expand and Bédié's high-flying counsellor Tidjane Thiam...

The young bright Tidjane Thiam son of a PDCI-RDA veteran and Houphouët- Boigny's nephew is both head of the special projects management directorate (Bureau Nationale d'Etudes Techniques et de Développement formerly the Grands Travaux) and Bédié's special economic advisor...