Originally known as “Ivory Coast”, Cote d‘ivoire is a tropical climate country in West Africa with an area of more than 320,000 km2. Bordering on Liberia and Guinea in the west, adjacent to Mali and Burkina Faso in the west, connected to Ghana in the east and close to the Gulf of Guinea in the south, Cote d‘ivoire has a coastline of around 550 km.
French is the official language, with Dyula in common use across most regions. 40% of the population believes in Islam, and 27.5% believes in Catholic. The economy is dominated by agriculture, with cocoa and coffee as two major economic crops, among which the production and export of cocoa ranks first in the world.
Political capital of the country is Yamoussoukro, while economic capital is Abidjan, the latter of which is also the largest natural harbor in West Africa and the largest container port in Africa. Major attractions are Comoé National Park, Tai National Park, Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve and Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro, the first two of which have been included in the “World Natural Heritage List” of UNESCO. Adjacent to the Gulf of Guinea and surrounding the lagoon, Abidjan enjoys beautiful scenery.
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CUP Service Opening Time January 2010
Local CUP Service Hotline N/A
POS Card-Swiping Consumption
N/A
ATM Cash Withdrawal
Application Scope
At present, West African CFA Franc can be withdrawn with CUP card from ATMs of Banque Atlantique network in Cote d’ivoire.
Accepted Card Types
Bankcard bearing CUP logo.
Warm tip: Since overdraft interest shall be paid for cash withdrawal with credit card, it is recommended to use CUP debit card for cash withdrawal by cardholders abroad.
How to Identify ATMs that Can Accept CUP Card
All ATMs bearing CUP logo or 
on the machine or screen can accept CUP card.
Chinese-English Interface
At present only English interface is available, while Chinese-English interface will be installed later for language selection by cardholders.
Operation for Cash Withdrawal
Most ATMs will dispense cash before returning the card; the cardholders shall follow the screen prompt for operation.
Charges and Cash Withdrawal Limits
For cash withdrawal on ATM with CUP card abroad, as per the stipulations by competent state authorities, the daily accumulative cash withdrawal per CUP debit card shall not exceed the equivalent of RMB 10,000 in foreign currency. Please consult respective issuing bank for the daily cash withdrawal limit for CUP credit card.
Certain amount of commission fee will be charged by issuing bank for cash withdrawal abroad. Please consult respective issuing bank for specific rate, number of times for cash withdrawal every day with single card, cash withdrawal limit per time, accumulative cash withdrawal limit, etc.
Compared to the other bankcard network, 1%-2% currency conversion fee can be exempted for cash withdrawal via CUP network. The amount of local currency withdrawn will be directly converted into RMB amount based on the market exchange rate, and timely debited into the cardholder’s RMB account by the issuing bank.
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