AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoHandicrafts Push: Yaoundé’s SIARC 2026 exhibition opens today, with MINPMEESA urging craft makers to preserve tradition while using tech, design and new marketing to reach wider markets. Islamic Finance for SMEs: Afriland First Bank signs an intent to structure a €50m (about CFAF32.8bn) Islamic syndicated facility with ICD, targeting agriculture, agro-industry, healthcare, manufacturing and transport. Water & Power Partnerships: Cameroon and the US discuss new water and energy investment projects, including plans for 3,500MW added capacity and about one million new electricity connections, alongside reforms after the SOCADEL creation. Trade & Digital Reform: SEREC calls for harmonised digital trade platforms as 2026 fiscal measures begin, pushing unified cargo identity and better integration with the National Single Window and port systems. Agro-Value Chains Funding Call: MINEPAT launches PAD-CV applications for value-chain projects (cocoa, cassava, rice, cotton-textile, leather, wood and digital ag tools), offering technical support and access to finance. Construction Sector Signal: Dangote Cement reports H1 2026 profit up 22.7% to ₦638.5bn and exports up 62.3%, with shipments including Cameroon.
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