Outlook
Our content provides forward-looking analysis, economic scenarios, and strategic insights into major national and international trends. This section explores structural shifts, sectoral transformations, geopolitical dynamics, and innovations likely to influence the economy, finance, and the business world.
Mines: Cameroon Targets Increased Gold Revenue in 2027
In his October 12, 2026 circular on the preparation of the 2027 state budget, President Paul Biya prescribes tighter oversight and stricter controls on gold mining to maximize public revenue.
SIC - CAMTEL: Towards Smart Social Housing
Cameroon Telecommunications (Camtel) and the Société Immobilière du Cameroun (SIC) have signed a framework agreement to connect all social housing estates to very high-speed fiber optic internet. Spearheaded by Camtel CEO Judith Yah Sunday and SIC CEO Ahmadou Sardaouna, this alliance heralds the integration of digital infrastructure at the core of public real estate development, ultimately targeting a pool of over 30,000 households.
Fighting Tuberculosis: The New Generation of Vaccines Could Save 7.3 Million Lives and Generate $135 Billion in Benefits Between 2030 and 2050
Tuberculosis remains one of the deadliest infectious diseases on a global scale. According to data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the 2024 fiscal year, approximately 10.7 million people contracted the disease worldwide, resulting in the deaths of 1.23 million patients.
Service Quality, Network Security, Coverage Expansion: ART, MTN and Orange Cameroon Revisit Their Connectivity
On September 10, 2026, at the Platinum Building in Yaoundé, a high-level consultation brought together the CEOs of the Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (ART), Philémon Zoo Zame, of MTN Cameroon, Wanda Matandela, and of Orange Cameroon, Patrick Benon.
LPG Storage: SCDP Plans to Invest 11.6 Billion CFA Francs to Develop a Logistics Hub in Bonabéri
Securing the national supply of domestic gas lies at the heart of the industrial priorities of the Cameroonian Petroleum Depots Company (SCDP).
Renewable Energies: Africa Eyes 16% Annual Growth Through 2031
Driven by falling technology costs and an influx of concessional financing, the continent's clean energy market is asserting itself as an indispensable engine of growth, despite persistent structural bottlenecks.
Ring Road: AfDB Pushes Delivery to 2029
According to recent procurement planning by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the full completion of this 365-kilometer road axis is now postponed to December 31, 2029.
Africa: Real Estate Market Aims to Double Growth by 2029
Annual sector expansion is projected to reach 5.6% by 2029, according to projections published by LEAF Africa, reflecting a pace twice as fast as the global average of 2.69%.
Financial Sector: Cameroon Aims to Modernize Its Banking System by 2030
Led by the Ministry of Finance, the National Strategy for Financial Sector Development (SNDSF) aims to mobilize a projected budget of 102 billion FCFA to increase the contribution of banking services to GDP from 3% to a range of 7% to 10% by 2030.
Healthcare: African Medical Equipment Market Set to Double by 2035
Valued at $5.8 billion in 2024, the value of transactions related to medical devices will reach $11.2 billion, representing an average annual growth of 6.8%.
Oil: OPEC+ Wants to Suspend Production Increase Starting October
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its partners are preparing to stabilize their extraction volumes between October 2026 and January 2027, interrupting the monthly increases seen so far.
Tobacco: Towards a Tax Increase to Reduce 65,000 Smokers by 2028
Technical work conducted from July 22 to 24, 2026, in Mbankomo by experts from the Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of Finance highlights a tax rate of 38.4%, far below the 70% rate recommended by the World Health Organization.