On Friday 26 May 2023, the National Committee for the Promotion and Coordination of Geographical Indications (CONAPIG) met for its second session in Yaoundé under the chairmanship of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Gabriel Mbairobe, Chairman of the said committee. The aim of the working session was to secure and label Cameroon’s red cocoa specie against any counterfeiting. The country's red cocoa is now following in the footsteps of the Penja pepper and Oku...
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With a view to contribute in promoting the Made in Cameroon brand, a delegation of fourteen World Bank economists from Washington and the Central African sub-region, under the leadership of Mr. Sandeep Mahajan, Practice Manager, met with officials of the Think do Tank "The Okwelians", an association of Cameroonian businesses, on 6 February 2023 in Douala. The...
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A Cameroon-United Kingdom trade and economic mission met in Yaounde from 30 to 31 January 2023 within the framework of strengthening economic cooperation between both countries.
This mission was in effect a follow-up to the first UK / Francophone West and Central Africa Trade and Investment Forum held in October 2022 in London. It featured several meetings held with government officials among whom Paul Tazong, Minister Delegate at the Ministry of the Economy, Planning and Regional Development....
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The Republic of Cameroon, alongside six other countries have been selected to lead the trial phase of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which seeks to ensure the unrestricted movement of goods and services in the continent. Tanzania, Tunisia, Kenya, Egypt, Mauritius and Ghana are the other countries that will alongside Cameroon champion the experimental phase of the initiative. The information was announced during the ninth meeting of the AfCFTA Council of Ministers that held in...
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