20+ hour, 14+ min ago   (442+ words) An Unexplained $1.3 Billion Gap During the April 2025 review, the portfolio was valued at $4.5 billion, or about CFAF 2.7 trillion, covering 22 national and regional projects. Commitments had increased by $826 million since April 2023. Energy and transport accounted for about $2.3 billion. Compared with that…...

20+ hour, 4+ min ago   (562+ words) The Cameroonian government has reported two different budget execution rates for 2025 for the Special Reconstruction and Development Program for the Far North, PSRDREN: 59% in the final statement issued by the program’s steering committee and 63.8% in a report from the Economy…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (558+ words) Egypt and Cameroon are exploring broader cooperation in energy, water and small business development as Yaoundé seeks financing, technology and expertise for projects ranging from hydropower and solar energy to start-up funding and leather processing. The discussions took place during…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (369+ words) Private investment accelerated in Cameroon in 2025 even as public investment contracted, with stronger spending by businesses helping sustain investment growth amid a sharp slowdown from the previous year. According to the INS, the weaker performance reflected “a slight 0.2% contraction in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (638+ words) Cameroon’s outstanding Treasury securities on the CEMAC public debt market exceeded CFA2 trillion at the end of July 2026, but their annual growth slowed sharply after two years of much faster increases. The stock reached CFA2.061 trillion as of July 31, up CFA80.4 billion, or…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (659+ words) Cameroon’s state-owned power utility Socadel is seeking CFA200 billion from local banks to strengthen its cash position and refinance existing debt, part of an effort to ease financial pressure that affects payments across the country’s electricity sector. On August 31, Socadel signed…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (348+ words) Imports Widen Trade Deficit The report further reveals that Cameroon imported goods worth CFAF5.240 trillion in 2025, compared with exports valued at CFAF3.142 trillion. This left the country with a trade deficit of CFAF2.098 trillion. According to MINEPAT, the widening deficit reflected, among other…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (722+ words) Alios Finance Cameroon has extended its CFA13 billion bond offering to Sept. 10, giving the lender more time to secure investors as it seeks to raise 44.4% more than it actually obtained from the Central African regional market last year. The subscription period…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (428+ words) Cameroon’s Directorate General of Customs and the African Regional Centre for Endogenous and Community Development (CRADEC) are exploring reforms aimed at tightening controls on financial flows and strengthening state revenue mobilization as preparations advance for the 2027 Finance Law. Such an…...