Cameroon’s new bond: Investors hold steady despite slow start in trading
During its second trading day on November 24, 2023, 24 hours after being listed on the Central African Securities Exchange (Bvmac), the Cameroon...
Ghastly Road Accident Claims Eight Lives in Banefo
Cameroon Launches Campaign Against Alarming Rate of Gender-based Violence
Cameroon: Government Takes Steps to Strengthen The Local Pharmaceutical Industry
Cameroon: CNCC and APME equip 150 agri-food SMEs in Douala
The National Council of Shippers of Cameroon (CNCC) and the Agency for the Promotion of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (APME) provided equipment to...
Cameroon grapples with persistent inflation at 7.7%, double the regional tolerance limit
Cameroon’s national stats agency INS issued a report indicating that the country’s average annual inflation rate in October 2023 reached 7.7%. Although...
Customs resume goods auctions at the port of Kribi after a two-year break
An auction of goods will be held at the port of Kribi on December 8, according to a November 21 press release signed by Norbert Belinga, head of customs...
Cameroon's stakeholders finalize creation of cotton interprofession
From November 23 to 26, 2023, stakeholders in the cotton sector, including the Cotton Development Company (Sodecoton), the National Confederation of...
Douala Port Authority boosts efficiency with the arrival of eight new gantry cranes
The Container Terminal Management (RTC) of the Port Authority of Douala (PAD) received the last four Rubber Tyred Gantry (RTG) mobile gantry cranes on...
Cameroon's tax authority launches digital assistance platform for real-time tax support
Cameroon’s General Tax Directorate announced it is launching a digital assistance platform next December 1st. Called "Help Desk,” this platform is...
Poultry industry in Cameroon faces disagreements over chicken pricing
The Cameroon Poultry Interprofessional Association (Ipavic) sent a letter on October 23 to sector players, informing them of its intention to standardize...
Cameroon: Unreliable Barcodes Hinder Market Access for Local Products
The barcodes printed on some local products in Cameroon are unreliable, sources at the Ministry of Commerce and the Standards and Quality Agency (ANOR)...
Cameroonian Startup Waspito Secures XAF1.5 Billion to Expand Footprint
Waspito, a Cameroonian startup specializing in telemedicine services, has raised $2.5 million (XAF1.5 billion) from investors, announced Jean Lobe...
Cameroon initiates talks with Actis for Eneo stake acquisition
Cameroon has announced the forthcoming opening of formal negotiations with Actis for the acquisition of the British investment fund's 51% stake in Energy...
Unlocking housing finance: Apeccam focuses on solutions for Cameroon’s real estate challenges
The second edition of the Finance Mornings, organized by the Professional Association of Credit Institutions in Cameroon (Apeccam), is set to take place...
Eneo advances solar hybridization with 4 MWp mini solar plants
Eneo continues its efforts in hybridizing isolated thermal power plants (dedicated to specific localities) as part of an initiative started in 2018. The...
Nachtigal dam: NHPC reassures the public concerning the cracks and water leakage reported
The recent findings from the Electricity Sector Regulatory Agency (Arsel) mission, conducted on August 11, 2023, at the Nachtigal hydroelectric dam...
IMF and Cameroon agree to extend Economic Program until 2025
On November 17, 2023, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced it has reached a staff-level agreement with Cameroon to extend the existing...
Nachtigal dam faces delays due to cracks and water infiltration
The delivery of the Nachtigal hydroelectric dam, under construction in the Central Region of Cameroon with a planned commercial operation in September...
Cameroon postpones its $333.2mln bond issue to 2024 amid rating worries and IMF support
Cameroon has postponed its $333.2 million international bond issuance until 2024, as revealed by Fitch Ratings in its latest creditworthiness...
Digital Innovation: CNPS launches online social security registration
The National Social Security Fund (CNPS), the public institution responsible for social security in Cameroon, has recently introduced an innovative online...
Cameroon dominates Cemac banking with 60% of accounts and 28.8% network, aiming for growth by 2030
Cameroon dominated the banking sector of the Cemac region in 2022. According to data reported by the central bank Beac, the country alone houses slightly...
Banks unite in Beac's market, navigating tightened monetary policies
At the close of October 2023, Beac's secondary market for government securities registered a surge in interbank transactions via repurchase agreements...
Cameroon govt pays CFA5.7bn to appease Globeleq
The Cameroonian government has paid CFA 5.7 billion to the British independent power producer, Globeleq, urging the company to resume operations at its...
Economic survey data collection process goes digital in Cameroon
The Cameroonian Finance Minister (Minfi), Louis Paul Motaze, announced last November 10 the implementation of the econjoncture.cm platform. This is a...
Access Bank Cameroon Making Giant Strides
Having commenced operations on May 23rd, 2022, with one business office in Akwa, Access Bank Cameroon has continued investing in its expansion within the...
Cocoa price peaks at CFA2,000 per kg in Cameroon, its 7th increase in 3 months
The price ceiling for cocoa beans in Cameroon has peaked at CFA2,000 since November 10. This is the 7th increase in three months. On November 7, the price...
Ceneema expands budget for arable land project pilot phase
The pilot phase of the arable land development project, as outlined in a framework signed on May 17, 2023, between the Ministry of Agriculture (Minader)...
Yaoundé: Selecte Bakeries shut down for violating baguette price standards
Selecte Bakeries outlets in Yaoundé have all been placed under seal. The franchise is accused of not respecting the price standards set for a...
New Carrefour supermarket in Bonaberi to feature at least 27% local products
At least 27% of products manufactured in Cameroon will be found on the shelves of the new Carrefour supermarket in Bonaberi. Guillaume Tanne, CFAO Retail...
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