Dr. Jean Cedric Kouam

About Dr. Jean Cedric Kouam

Jean Cedric Kouam is the Director of 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.

The Implications of Financial Development for Economic Growth in CEMAC

By Dr. Jean Cedric Kouam|2023-02-15T16:15:55+00:00February 15th, 2023|Categories: Economics Affairs, Publications|Tags: , , |

In CEMAC, the amount of domestic credit provided by the financial sector (as a percentage of GDP) has increased by almost 35 percentage points in less than a decade, from 10.57 percent of GDP in 2013, to 45.46 percent of GDP in 2021.

Financial Autonomy of Decentralized Local Authorities and Local Development

By Dr. Hervé Ondoua, Bin Meh, Boris Andzanga Ndzana and Dr. Jean Cedric Kouam|2023-02-10T09:21:17+00:00February 10th, 2023|Categories: Economics Affairs, Publications|Tags: , |

In Cameroon, local authorities have little financial autonomy because they have limited leeway to collect tax revenue. This right is exclusively reserved to the State.

Entrepreneurship, Youths, and Women Economic Inclusion in Cameroon

By Laurent Brice Nsengue, Bin Meh and Dr. Jean Cedric Kouam|2023-01-17T08:28:23+00:00January 17th, 2023|Categories: Economics Affairs, Publications|Tags: , , |

Entrepreneurship in Cameroon has not yet effectively played its role which is the pivot par excellence of the economic inclusion of women and youth in Cameroon, as it faces several difficulties. 

The African Continental Free Trade Area: A boon for the “Africa We Want” by 2063?

By Dr. Jean Cedric Kouam|2023-01-11T11:15:56+00:00January 11th, 2023|Categories: Economics Affairs, Publications|Tags: , |

AfCFTA offers entrepreneurs in all ratifying countries larger markets and potential economies of scale to spur economic growth and sustainable, inclusive development.

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

By Dr. Jean Cedric Kouam|2022-12-13T16:09:52+00:00December 13th, 2022|Categories: Economics Affairs, Publications|Tags: , |

Among the fiscal innovations for the year 2023 in Cameroon are those relating to the “removal of exemptions on imports of locally manufactured products or those with local substitutes

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