EPA : Phase II Launching

• Posted on 2017-10-20

More than 900 products are exempted from paying custom duties

Since 4 August 2017, Cameroon is in phase II of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed with the European Union and ratified on 22 July 2014 by the President of the Republic. As defined, the ultimate aim of this agreement is to establish a free-trade zone between these two trade partners by the year 2023. This second phase marks the beginning of the elimination of tariffs on group 2 products imported... Read more

Investments: The quest for Cameroon’s marble

• Posted on 2017-10-20

Italian entrepreneurs are interested in the sectors of marble, building and public works. In fact, an Italian mission is in Cameroon since the 17th and would stay till the 20th of next October. The said mission comprises business men of the marble, building and public works sectors. Their schedule includes audiences with members of government in the sectors concerned, which are the Ministries of Public Works, Housing and Urban development, Mines and Technological Development and Economy. Apart... Read more

Textile: Textile offers an opportunity for good business

• Posted on 2017-09-21

The Cotton-textile-fabrication sector is categorised among the niches of growth in Cameroon. The production units involved in the e various sub-sectors employ about 66 600 persons. In this area the country has several advantages and know-how through sub-contractors, craftsmen – dressmakers, fashion designer, master-tailors, etc. It is a potential that the Cameroon Government would like to transform into an opportunity. Through the designing of a project for the re-launching the... Read more

Cement factory: A new company in Cameroon

• Posted on 2017-09-21

About Nine billion F. That is the capital of EGIN in order to introduce a new type of cement in Cameroon called «Lion». The aim of the new company is to implant a cement factory that would produce 100% Cameroonian cement. The said cement would be available in the market by the second half of September 2017, or to be more precise, in October. The said cement factory shall be located in the industrial area of the Port Authority of Douala (PAD). «Civil engineering works... Read more