PRESERVING RED COCOA FROM CAMEROON

• Posted on 2023-06-01
• Commerce

On Friday 26 May 2023, the National Committee for the Promotion and Coordination of Geographical Indications (CONAPIG) met for its second session in Yaoundé under the chairmanship of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Gabriel Mbairobe, Chairman of the said committee. The aim of the working session was to secure and label Cameroon’s red cocoa specie against any counterfeiting. The country's red cocoa is now following in the footsteps of the Penja pepper and Oku... Read more

TRADE FACILITATION AGREEMENT: Categorisation matrix of measures B and C of the Agreement

• Posted on 2023-03-16

A workshop on the categorisation of measures B and C of the Trade Facilitation Agreement was held at Hotel SAWA in Douala from 2 to 3 March 2023 by the National Trade Facilitation Committee (CONAFE). The objective was to catch up and finalise the notification process through the establishment of final implementation dates for measures under category C.

By way of reminder, the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) is a World Trade Organisation (WTO) tool... Read more

The World Bank talks to Cameroon's business community on promoting the Made in Cameroon brand and its opportunities

• Posted on 2023-02-20
• Commerce

With a view to contribute in promoting the Made in Cameroon brand, a delegation of fourteen World Bank economists from Washington and the Central African sub-region, under the leadership of Mr. Sandeep Mahajan, Practice Manager, met with officials of the Think do Tank "The Okwelians", an association of Cameroonian businesses, on 6 February 2023 in Douala. The... Read more

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA: Cameroon selected for experimental phase

• Posted on 2022-08-08

The Republic of Cameroon, alongside six other countries have been selected to lead the trial phase of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which seeks to ensure the unrestricted movement of goods and services in the continent. Tanzania, Tunisia, Kenya, Egypt, Mauritius and Ghana are the other countries that will alongside Cameroon champion the experimental phase of the initiative. The information was announced during the ninth meeting of the AfCFTA Council of Ministers that held in... Read more