Debt rescheduling is completed with London and Paris Club creditors. The International Coffee Organization suspends an export quota as coffee prices soar. 1987 Opposition to the government increases considerably. Export subsidies are extended to all manufactured goods. Paris Club debt rescheduling.
Government announces a moratorium on all debt repayments.
The IMF cancels its most recent two-year standby agreement. Coffee quota restored. 1988 Laurent Gbagbo returns home from Paris when the government seeks to make amends with its opponents. Allassane Ouattara begins to play a leading role in the financial and economic planning affairs of the government. He is a well-respected technocrat with an IMF background.