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Capitalising on market opening

  • Posted on 2019-03-07

The Cameroon Government plans to increase domestic revenue and gradually conquer foreign markets. It also plans to boost job creation and economic growth.  As a strategic partner, the European Union (EU) has committed to partnering with Cameroon and other countries in this endeavour. In 2017, it set up the European Union's External Investment Plan (EIP) for the Central Africa sub-region.

The new instrument was launched on February 22 at the PROMOTE Trade Fair in Yaounde. During... Read more

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Transit of goods

The Cameroonian authorities have allocated a 10-hectare piece of land within the Douala Port to Chadian importers.  The piece of land will serve as a logistics base for transit operations and help secure goods bound for Chad. According to Edwin Fongod Nuvaga, Director General of Cameroon Customs, this is one of the solutions to the problems raised by the Chadian customs. "This will not only help to decongest the Port of Douala, streamline operations but also secure... Read more

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West and Central Africa Customs: The Seven Pillars of the 2019-2021 Triennial Strategic Plan

  • Posted on 2018-12-26

Trade facilitation, the harmonisation of customs procedures and the dematerialisation of customs procedures are among the priority areas to be implemented over the next three years.

The World Customs Organisation's strategic plan (2016-2019) will end in June 2019. For some time now, consultation work has been initiated to craft a roadmap for the new 2019-2022 triennial strategic plan.

On 29 and 30 October, Yaounde hosted a workshop to craft a plan for the West and Central... Read more

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Douala-Ndjamena Corridor: World Bank support

  • Posted on 2018-12-26

The World Bank Director of Operations in Cameroon, Elisabeth Huybens, held a working session with the Cameroon Minister of Transport, Jean Ernest Massena Ngalle Bibehe on 5 December 2018. The meeting, which was also attended by transport sector experts focused on cooperation between the two entities in the air and rail transport sectors, infrastructure and railway services modernisation and urban mobility.

Both parties discussed issues related to the development of the Douala - N'Djamena... Read more

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