Economics Affairs

From Caregivers to Change-Makers: Empowering Women’s Political Participation by Acknowledging Unpaid Care Work in Sub-Saharan Africa

By Dr. Yollande Meli Tankeu|2024-11-26T08:38:42+00:00November 26th, 2024|Categories: Economics Affairs, Publications|Tags: , |

Background Across the globe, the evidence of women's care labor is unequivocal: women bear the majority (76.2%) of unpaid care work. In many societies, unpaid care work is a fundamental aspect of women's daily [...]

Over-Indebtedness in Central Africa: Causes, Consequences, and Reform Strategies

By Dr. Stephane Atangana|2024-11-06T16:45:17+00:00October 16th, 2024|Categories: Economics Affairs, Publications|Tags: , |

By Atangana Stephane (Download PDF) Summary: The CEMAC region is facing a concerning situation of over-indebtedness, exacerbated by external shocks and the volatility of commodity prices. This brief aims to analyze the structural and [...]

Facilitating Business creation in Cameroon

By Laurent Brice Nsengue, Bin Meh and Kum Desmond Meh|2024-10-02T17:06:39+00:00October 2nd, 2024|Categories: Economics Affairs, Publications, Social Entrepreneurship - Policy Brief|

By Nsengue Laurent Brice, Dr. Bin Joachem meh & Kum Desmond Meh (Download Policy Brief) Introduction According to the Survey on Informal Enterprises in Cameroon (OIL, 2017), about 10% of self-employed entrepreneurs registered their businesses with [...]

The Impact of Access to credit on Women’s Entrepreneurship

By Dr. Vera Kum|2024-09-19T11:40:38+00:00September 19th, 2024|Categories: Economics Affairs, Publications|Tags: , |

By Dr. Vera Fuein Kum INTRODUCTION This article explores how access to credit and financial resources can help women start and grow their businesses. Anchored within the paradigm of women's entrepreneurship empowerment and social [...]

Bringing Light to the Challenges that Cameroonian Startups face: The Pressing Need for a Law on Startups

By Dr. Adeline Nembot and Dr. Yollande Meli Tankeu|2024-09-19T10:06:58+00:00September 19th, 2024|Categories: Economics Affairs, Publications|Tags: , |

By Dr. Adeline M. Nembot and Dr. Yollande Tankeu 1. Introduction Over the last few decades, Cameroon's startup ecosystem has grown steadily (1). Of the more than 101 technology companies currently active in the [...]

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