According to the BEAC, the variation in the prices of basic products between January and March 2020 was marked by a cumulative decline in energy products (-10.3%) and non-energy products, mainly fishery products (-8 %) and to a lesser extent forest products (- 1.5%). On the other hand, the prices of agricultural products exported by...

Equally important, the Minister received a letter from the industry regarding ongoing concerns over forex regulations imposed by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC). On this occasion, he insisted that mitigating the economic and business impact of the Covid-19 pandemic remained a priority in order to ensure sector recovery and investments across the value-chain....

According to the Minister Delegate in charge of the Budget, Ludovic Ngatsé, the global strategy for piloting the 2020-2029 public finance reforms reflects the government's will. "This dynamic of reforms, as you know, reflects the will of the President of the Republic, Head of State, His Excellency Denis Sassou N'Guesso, who never ceases to require...

This Council, which is held the day after the Inter-State Committee organized in Yaoundé on August 4, 2020, will allow the Ministers of Economy and Finance of CEMAC member States to validate the resolutions adopted by this technical body, in particular on the subject recovery measures after the coronavirus, Community funding, free movement in the...

At the end of the discussions, the consensual memorandum adopted by the African governors of the IMF and the World Bank highlighted an improvement in external aid and the effectiveness of aid during the Covid-19 pandemic, an increase in the provision of services in the social fields; consolidation of macro-fiscal policies and governance, by offering...

For Alamine Ousmane Mey, President of the 2020 African Caucus of the World Bank Group and the IMF, “hosting the African Caucus meeting on Covid-19 confirms the commitment of African governments to implement programs on crisis and prevention in an effective and efficient manner, so that they can fully recover from the pandemic ”.

Both facilities will be repaid from an allocation of 30,000 barrels per day of NPDC’s crude oil. UBA has a strong track record in the resources sector across Africa, having facilitated oil prepayment deals with the NNPC, including its 2013 $100 million participation in the PXF Funding Limited transaction, and a further $60 million in...

The most recent result of the process of cleaning up the state file is "the abolition of the technical premium paid twice to certain health workers. An irregularity which led to unduly paying this bonus of 2400 FCFA for 18 years to 4490 public health officials. The related financial impact is of the order of...

According to the report of the Extraordinary Council of Ministers, the amending finance law is intended to be realistic and aims to provide adapted but strong responses to the socio-economic, health and security situation that the country is going through.