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Demand for Bank of Central African States (BEAC) liquidity continued to rise after the central bank eased monetary policy. Once again, commercial banks requested more funds than the central bank made available. Banks requested CFA535.5 billion during the BEAC's weekly liquidity injection on July 14, 2026. Despite increasing the amount offered to CFA500 billion, the central bank was unable to meet CFA35.5 billion of demand from banks operating across Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Chad, and the Central African Republic. Demand for BEAC refinancing has now increased in three consecutive auctions. Banks requested CFA400 billion on…

Algeria’s state-owned Madar Holding explores new coffee supply agreements in Cameroon as it seeks to expand an existing trade flow between the two countries. Madar Chief Executive Officer Adel Khemane held meetings in Douala on July 9, 2026, with Cameroon’s National Cocoa and Coffee Board and the Cocoa and Coffee Interprofessional Council. The discussions focused on identifying suppliers and examining the terms of possible commercial agreements for the Algerian market. No volumes, prices, contract values, or delivery schedules were disclosed, meaning the initiative remains a commercial prospecting effort rather than a firm purchase commitment. The meetings followed talks held a…

Two months after acquiring Société Générale Cameroun, the Cameroonian government has completed another step in reshaping the lender by appointing the leadership team of the newly renamed General Bank of Cameroon (GBC). Meeting in Yaoundé on July 15, the bank's board appointed Ezéchiel Passam Mukwade as chairman and named Victor Noumoué chief executive officer. Jean-Michel Ondo and Roland Firmin Same Dikongue were appointed deputy chief executive officers. The appointments follow the completion of the government's acquisition on May 12 of the 58.08% stake previously held by France's Société Générale. Already the owner of a 25.60% stake, the Cameroonian state now…

Cameroon expects close to one trillion CFA francs in the short term thanks to five major mining projects and a broad restructuring of its gold sector. The measures were presented during a joint press briefing in Yaounde on July 15 by the Acting Minister of Mines, Industry and Technological Development, Fuh Calistus Gentry, and the Minister of Communication and Government Spokesperson, René Emmanuel Sadi. The five flagship projects cover iron ore, bauxite, marble and gold. They are namely the Bipindi-Grand-Zambi and Kribi-Lobé iron ore projects, the Minim-Martap bauxite project, the Bidzar marble project and the Colomine industrial gold mining project.…

Cameroon presented its nearly $4 billion national Water Compact at the African Water Forum in N’Djamena, Chad, on July 15, outlining the investments and reforms it plans to implement to strengthen water security. Water and Energy Minister Gaston Eloundou Essomba attended the forum as the personal representative of the head of state. Addressing African ministers, development institutions and financial partners, he said Cameroon had secured about 30% of the financing required for the program and was in discussions to mobilize an additional amount equivalent to 30% of its estimated cost. He called on development partners to help finance the remaining investments,…

The European Union and Cameroon have launched a call for proposals under the Program to Support Economic Development through the Promotion of Value Chains and Private Initiative (PAD-CV). The initiative is open to entrepreneurs, cooperatives and Common Initiative Groups operating in strategic sectors across five regions. The call was launched in Yaoundé on July 15, 2026, at a ceremony chaired by Jean Tchoffo, secretary-general of the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Regional Development. Backed by CFA9.84 billion in EU funding, PAD-CV aims to strengthen Cameroon’s private sector and make selected value chains more competitive, sustainable and capable of creating jobs.…