How will Africa Finance its Post-COVID Recovery?
Developing market economies face a financing dilemma; COVID-19 has placed a grave strain on countries’ health care and economic systems, increasing the need for...
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...
The G-7 Takes a Global Stance on COVID-19 as Africa Watches
As the Group of Seven convened for its first summit since the pandemic began last year, climate action, COVID-19, and great power rivalry – or China’s rise – were on...
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...
A Global Minimum Corporate Tax Is The First Step In Redressing Global Inequalities
The world is currently at crossroads, besieged by the economic and health fallout from COVID-19; the era of economic nationalism and populist trade policies appears...
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...
Russia’s Disconnection From the Swift Network : What Consequences for Global Financial Stability?
On February 24, 2022, Russia decided to attack Ukraine with its military forces. In retaliation, Western countries decided to opt for a set of...
The Socio-Economic Implications of Visa Digitalization in Cameroon
Introduction
By Decree No. 2023/147 of March 2, 2023 (1), the President of the Republic of Cameroon promulgated the law to lay down the modalities...
Oil Prices Bearing the Brunt of the Corona virus
The implications of the Corona virus (COVID-19) will be heterogeneous, but oil prices will likely be lower in the medium-term
Oil prices have plummeted as...
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...
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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...
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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...
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...
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Exploring the Part International Stakeholders, Civil Society and Faith-based Organisations can ...
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For decades, “Cameroon has been widely praised for its ability to maintain the stable, and peaceful coexistence of its numerous cultural, ethnic and...
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