CAMEROON NATIONALThe African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), is a trade agreement established to facilitate the free movement of goods and services and thus contribute to the development of intra-African trade. Its operational phase will soon begin involving 8 countries of the continent. These countries include Camer...
Cameroon is seeking a loan of CFA61.5 billion from Deutsche Bank Italy for Phase I of the construction of the Olounou-Oveng road linking Cameroon to Gabon. Last August 26, President Paul Biya issued a decree authorizing the Minister of Economy, Alamine Ousmane Mey, to sign a deal with the lender. For this...
The halt on exemptions for imported goods that can be produced locally could eventually take effect in Cameroon in 2023. Envisaged since 2019 by the government, the measure has just been endorsed by the President of the Republic. In the circular note on the preparation of the 2023 Finance Bill, the Preside...
The government of Cameroon, under its import-substitution policy, announced it will now first resort to local suppliers for the acquisition of wooden office furniture. This new provision, prescribed by the Head of State himself, is expected to start next year. "At the economic level, the government wi...
The 12th edition of the Douala Maritime Museum's "Fun and Educational Holidays" programme, an initiative of the Cameroon National Shippers' Council (CNSC), came to an end on Saturday, 13 August 2022. The closing ceremony, brimming with fun, was attended by Mr. Auguste Mbappe Penda, CNSC General Manage...
Head of the European Union Delegation to Cameroon, Philippe Van Damme, assesses the 6th year of implementation of the EPA in Cameroon. The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) is entering its 7th phase of the dismantling of tariff barriers in Cameroon. In a few words, what is the European side's assess...
