Dr. Jean-Cedric Kouam
Jean Cedric Kouam is the Senior Policy Analyst, Deputy Director-Economics Affairs Division and the Head of Fiscal and Monetary Policy Sub-section at the Nkafu policy Institute. He holds a doctorate in economic policy and analysis (monetary and financial macroeconomics) from the University of Dschang in Cameroon. Since obtaining the Diploma of Advanced Studies in Mathematical Economics and Econometrics at the University of Yaoundé II in 2012, he has provided courses in economics, finance, and macroeconomic modeling in several private higher schools in Cameroon.
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Burkina Faso’s New Study Abroad Decree: When Education Becomes a Political Privilege
By Enowbachem Agbortanyi
A Policy Framed as National Development
Burkina Faso's latest decree requiring every student wishing to study abroad to obtain government authorization marks more...
From the WTO MC14 to Action: Building Africa’s Productive Capacity through Trade, Digitalisation and...
Africa cannot rely on trade liberalization alone to achieve economic transformation; instead, it must pair AfCFTA integration with deliberate industrial, agricultural, and digital capacity-building...
Leveraging WTO MC14 Investment Facilitation for Development to Accelerate Structural Transformation in Cameroon
Investment inflows will generate the expected level of development impact in Cameroon if the country addresses persistent challenges like regulatory inefficiencies, institutional fragmentation, and...
Rethinking Commercial Leadership in Central Africa: Addressing the Challenges of Informality, Inequality, and Digital...
Informality, inequality, weak digital infrastructure, and limited productive financing continue to marginalize ECCAS economies, while calling for coordinated reforms to achieve inclusive and transformative...
From Market Expansion to Value Addition: Repositioning CEMAC’s Trade Strategy for Structural Transformation
Repositioning CEMAC’s trade strategy requires a decisive shift from commodity-based market participation toward value-driven production systems, where trade, industrial policy, and regional integration are...
The 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization in Yaoundé: a missed opportunity...
The 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization held in Yaoundé was not so successful due to failed negotiations on agriculture, e-commerce, and...