Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Country: Cameroon
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- PPIAF Assistance to Cameroon258.33 KB
Document Summary:
A summary of PPIAF support to Cameroon in various infrastructure sectors.
Document Details:
The Republic of Cameroon (Cameroon) is a country with a vast natural and economic potential, as its geographic diversity favors varied economic and agricultural activities. Cameroon has one of the highest proportions of land area devoted to conservation in Africa (around 14% of its territory). It exports oil and has significant natural resources, including high-value timber; agricultural products including coffee, cotton, and cocoa; and as yet untapped natural gas, iron, bauxite, and cobalt. Cameroon's macroeconomic performance has also strengthened in recent years, in part due to the debt relief in 2006 under the Highly Indebted Poor Countries and Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative.
As part of its strategy to improve infrastructure services and create a better enabling environment to attract the private sector, the Government of Cameroon has requested PPIAF’s assistance to support efforts to build up institutional capacity, implement key policy reforms, and explore possible transactions involving the private sector in several infrastructure sectors. Since 2006 PPIAF has supported four technical assistance activities in Cameroon. This includes three completed activities, one to build capacity of the electricity regulatory agency, Agence de Régulation du Secteur de l’Eléctricité (ARSEL), a second to analyze options for building a toll bridge concession in Douala, and a third to support reforms in the water sector. There is also one ongoing activity to assist with the implementation of the digital switch over to promote competition and innovation in the use of Ultra High Frequency spectrum and the broadening of access to telecommunications and other ICT services.
Updated: June 28, 2022