Cameroon

On the back of surging oil and food prices, we have revised up our year-end inflation forecast to 4.5% y-o-y in 2008 (up from our previous projection of 2.0% y-o-y), which marks a... 2008-03-03

Despite recent large-scale protests on the back of rising food and fuel prices, we believe that the risks to central government stability will remain limited over the medium term,... 2008-02-29

The dust had barely settled after the July 2007 legislative and municipal elections when President Paul Biya announced a controversial plan to reform the constitution to allow him... 2008-01-31

Peaceful elections over the course of 2008 would be a milestone achievement in Cote d'Ivoire's recently violent history and bode well for its economic recovery. Nevertheless, there... 2008-01-31

BMI View: Strong oil exports should result in a trade surplus throughout our five year forecast period. Oil earnings will keep the current account deficit close to 2% of GDP over... 2008-01-24

Two weeks before the end of the deadline, Cameroon signed an interim Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU) on December 17, replacing the previous trade... 2008-01-04

We forecast that Cameroon's current account deficit will remain stable and project a year-end shortfall of 2.3% and 1.9% of GDP for 2008 and 2009, respectively. Although strong real... 2008-01-04

Calls within the ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM) party for the amendment of article 6 (2) of the Constitution will be met with stiff resistance, according to John... 2007-11-21

BMI View: Cameroon's budget for 2008 contains some key measures such as tax relief for the ailing agricultural sector. Implementation constraints pose a key risk to the authorities'... 2007-11-20

Late September saw nine former state employees put behind bars for embezzling public funds, with sentences ranging between 15-35 years, in what marked the second high-profile case... 2007-10-31