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Electronic invoicing: Fenacci calls for rollout adapted to traders’ realities

From Fraternité Matin · () French

Translated from French and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Fenacci called for Côte d’Ivoire’s electronic invoicing reform to reflect the realities faced by traders and other economic operators.
  • Its president, Soumahoro Farikou, backed modernization of the tax system but said businesses needed to properly adopt the new tools.
  • The remarks came at a September 5, 2026, press conference in Adjamé on the start of inspections by the FNE and RNE.

The National Federation of Commerce Actors of Côte d’Ivoire, known as Fenacci, wants a say in how the country implements its electronic invoicing reform. The organization raised the issue on Saturday, September 5, 2026, at a press conference in Adjamé on the start of inspections by the FNE and RNE.

Soumahoro Farikou, Fenacci’s chairman, welcomed the government’s effort to modernize the tax system. He also urged public authorities to account for the realities facing economic operators as the reform takes effect.

Farikou highlighted what he described as the resilience of Ivorian traders, saying they had consistently supported government efforts during various crises. He argued that the reform’s success would depend on businesses properly taking ownership of the new tools.

The federation’s appeal centers on adapting implementation to traders’ conditions while maintaining the drive to modernize tax administration.

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· Soumahoro FarikouThe Fenacci president began explaining what successful adoption of the electronic invoicing reform would require, but the supplied text ends mid-quote.
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Originally published by Fraternité Matin in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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