Economics Affairs

The Implications of Financial Development for Economic Growth in CEMAC

By |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  and |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.

The Russian-Ukrainian War: An Opportunity to Strengthen the AfCFTA

By  and |2023-02-02T08:57:49+00:00February 2nd, 2023|Categories: Economics Affairs, Publications|Tags: , , |

The outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict makes it possible to question the economic resilience of African States, that is to say, their “capacity [ to] keep output close to [their] potential despite a shock ” (2).

Entrepreneurship, Youths, and Women Economic Inclusion in Cameroon

By  and |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. 

Universal Basic Income: A Primer for Poverty Reduction in Africa

By  and |2023-01-11T15:26:02+00:00January 11th, 2023|Categories: Economics Affairs, Publications|Tags: , |

Providing cash to everyone in the society irrespective of their financial status will reduce the rate of poverty as citizens will be able to meet basic needs such as food, housing, and clothing especially if this basic income amount is above the poverty line.

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