The Deputy Prime Minister of the Gabonese Transition, Alexandre Barro-Chambrier, met with the Vice-President of the BDEAC, Jean Paterne Megne Ekoga, on January 13, 2025. This meeting made it possible to take stock of 2024 and explore possible synergies to finance Gabon’s development projects. In Libreville, on January 13, 2025, the Deputy Prime Minister of...

The Board of Directors of the Africa Development Bank Group ( AfDB ), approved on December 13, 2024 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, a loan of 318.24 million Euros (more than 209 billion FCFA) to Cameroon  to implement the fourth phase of the Transport Sector Support Program (Past4). This is within the framework of the reconstruction of the Douala-N’Djamena-Ngaoundéré-Garoua...

The Central African Stock Exchange (Bvmac) stock market underperformed in 2024, marked by a 4.9% decline in market capitalization. This situation is mainly linked to the 8.18% decline in the Socapalm share price, coupled with the stagnation or decline of other listed stocks. However, a recovery is expected in 2025 with the entry of new...

A presidential decree signed on January 7, 2024 authorizes the signing of a financing contract with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to supplement the resources needed for the Rural Electrification and Energy Access in Underserved Areas Project (Perace). With this support, the government aims to have 240,000 connections by 2025, reaching more than 2.5 million...

In order to put an end to the shortage of coins which is penalizing commercial transactions in the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) zone, the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) is considering putting into circulation a new range of “type 2024” coins. The announcement was made in a press release issued at...

The Prime Minister of the Transition, Raymond Ndong Sima, spoke this Thursday, January 9 with the Vice President of the Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC), Jean Paterne Megne Ekoga. The institution’s balance sheet for the year 2024 was presented to the head of government, as well as the outlook for 2025. We thus...

During a ceremony held on January 8, 2025 in Douala, 72 BGFIBank Cameroon employees were decorated by the Minister of Labor and Social Security, Grégoire Owona. These distinctions, symbols of recognition for their contribution to the excellence of the company, are part of a now well-established tradition. The hall was full on January 8, 2025...

In January 2025, the General Directorate of Customs (DGD) aims to mobilize 95 billion FCFA, or 8.31% of its annual target of 1,144 billion FCFA. The strategic sectors of Douala and Kribi remain the main drivers of customs revenue collection, while crisis areas remain behind. The General Directorate of Customs (DGD) is forecasting a collection...

Since January 1, 2025, mobile money users in Cameroon have been experiencing a new increase in costs on money transfer and withdrawal operations. The 2025 Finance Law introduces an additional tax of 4 FCFA per transaction, confirming the State’s desire to maximize revenues from this booming sector. Since the beginning of 2025, transferring or withdrawing...