Loss & Damage Fund: A Breakthrough for Climate-Induced Poverty in Africa
Introduction
Across the globe, the impacts of climate change range from rising temperatures to prolonged rainfall, floods, and variations in weather conditions. These greatly...
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...
Visa Digitalization and Tourism in Cameroon: A Promising Future?
Introduction
Cameroon is endowed with a culture rich in natural reserves and breathtaking landscapes, making it a popular destination for tourists from all over...
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...
The Populists are Right – How the Franc CFA Impoverishes Africa
In the fall of 2011, and in the wake of Europe’s sovereign debt crisis, panic soared in Franc-Afrique currency markets as widespread rumors of a possible...
Balancing Work and Family Life in the Digital Era: A Golden Opportunity for Sub...
Introduction
The COVID-19 pandemic has facilitated the adoption of work from home through the widespread implementation of digitalization. The shift in the work environment has...
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...
Here’s why we Should Care About What Happens to the Euro
The Euro ranks second in the share of world GDP after the U.S., even as China is projected to overtake the Euro by 2023. At first glance, this might seem trivial as over 65% of global trade is invoiced in dollars.
Chinese Influx in Cameroon’s Informal Sector
In all Sub-Saharan African countries, the informal sector plays an important role. Indeed, the informal economy weighs the most with an average of about...
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...