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The Urgent Need to Improve the Business Climate in Cameroon

Introduction In defining its new National Development Strategy 2020-2030 (NDS30), the Cameroonian government set its ambition of achieving double-digit economic growth by 2030. To achieve...

Evaluating the Diaspora as the Primer For Economic Development In Cameroon

Introduction Around the world, societies are changing, and individuals are equally migrating. According to the (I), these individuals who are living outside of their...

PREF-CEMAC: The Urgent Need to Focus on Economic Convergence and Catch-up

During the 15th Ordinary Session of the Conference of Heads of State of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC), held on March...
Rural development in Cameroon

Cameroon: Promoting Rural Development to Reduce Gender Inequalities

In Cameroon, the prevalence of poverty remains higher in rural areas (66%) than in urban areas (7%) (BUCREP, 2021). Women represent the poorest portion...

Cameroon: Implications of the Reduction of Subsidies on Petroleum Products on Macroeconomic Stability

On February 1, 2023, the Cameroonian government announced an increase in fuel prices. Petrol and diesel prices rose by 15.87% and 25.2%, respectively. This...

The Expected Effects of Taxation on the Competitiveness of the Cameroon Economy in 2023

On December 5, 2022, Cameroon's National Assembly approved the Finance Law for the year 2023. The particularity of this document is that it contains...

The Effectiveness of AfCFTA Rules of Origin as a Build-up from Different Existing RECs...

With the desire to have a united Africa emanating from the Abuja Treaty (1991) and Lagos Platform of Action (1980), the heads of state...

The African Continental Free Trade Area: A boon for the “Africa We Want” by...

One of the major objectives set by the African Union (AU) in Agenda 2063, is to achieve a "prosperous Africa, based on inclusive and...
Monetary Policy of the Bank of Central African States

The Consequences of Imported Inflation on the Effectiveness of the Monetary Policy of the...

Introduction The countries of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) are all small, open economies. As such, they can only have a...
Irregularity of Wages1

Irregularity of Wages and Company Performance

Introduction Work performance is the result of the organization of production and the coordination of the actions of the individuals involved (Williamson, 1993; Ménard, 1997...

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Appraising the Role of Think Tanks in Peacebuilding in Africa

Introduction Over the years, think tanks have been very instrumental in the process of peacebuilding across Africa through their programs and mechanisms. They conduct...

Benefits and Caveats of Cameroon’s Transition into the Electronic Visa System

Introduction While nearly all countries in the world transited from the manual application, processing, and issuance of visas for aliens Cameroon was one of the...
Public-Private Partnership In Cameroon

Focus on Public-Private Partnerships in Cameroon

Introduction To reap the full benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Cameroon must strengthen its industrial system. This implies not only strengthening...

Role and Relevance of the Youth in Policy-making and Governance: India, Africa and G-20

G-20 Presidency, 2023 India’s assumption of G-20 presidency for the on-going year is the one pivotal episode that offers myriad opportunities and variety of challenges...
Sustainable Peace and Development in Cameroon

Exploring the Part International Stakeholders, Civil Society and Faith-based Organisations can ...

Introduction For decades, “Cameroon has been widely praised for its ability to maintain the stable, and peaceful coexistence of its numerous cultural, ethnic and...
Electricity and Water Supply in Cameroon

Customers are not Always Kings: Looking Beyond Clients’ Language Used to Describe Lapses in...

In the corporate world, business owners and suppliers work hard to satisfy and to please customers. Even as they may not necessarily treat the...