This web page provides information in on the activities of the Office, views of the IMF staff, and the relations between Cameroon and the IMF. Additional information can be found on Cameroon and IMF country page, including official IMF reports and Executive Board documents in English and French that deal with Cameroon.
At a Glance: Cameroon's Relations with the IMF
- Cameroon joined the Fund in July 10, 1963; Article VIII
- Total Quotas: SDR 276.00 Million (As of February 29, 2016)
- Loans outstanding: ESF RAC Loan SDR 65 Million
ECF Arrangements SDR 5.58 Million - Cameroon: Staff Report for the 2015 Article IV Consultation
- Cameroon: Selected Issues
News and Highlights
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Subsidizing Energy Consumption: Why it’s Wrong and What Can Be Done About it
Blog by Carlo Cottarelli, Director, FAD (IMF)
May 6, 2013
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IMF Sees Big Gains from Energy Subsidies Reform
A new IMF paper urges governments the world over to reform subsidies affecting products ranging from coal to gasoline.
March 27, 2013
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Energy Subsidy Reform: The Way Forward
Presentation by David Lipton, First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund; March 27, 2013
March 27, 2013
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Energy Subsidy Reform- Lessons and Implications
Read the Paper
March 27, 2013
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For Your Eyes Only: Three Jobs Not to Defer in 2013
By David Lipton
January 2, 2013
Cameroon and the IMF
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Cameroon to Implement the IMF’s Enhanced General Data Dissemination System
July 12, 2017
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July 12, 2017
Author/Editor:International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Series:Country Report No. 17/176 -
July 11, 2017
Author/Editor:International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Series:Country Report No. 17/205 -
The Informal Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa : Size and Determinants
July 10, 2017
Author/Editor:Leandro Medina | Andrew W Jonelis | Mehmet Cangul
Series:Working Paper No. 17/156 -
July 5, 2017
Author/Editor:International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Series:Country Report No. 17/185
Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa
Growth momentum in sub-Saharan Africa remains fragile, marking a break from the rapid expansion witnessed since the turn of the millennium. 2016 was a difficult year for many countries, with regional growth dipping to 1.4 percent—the lowest level of growth in more than two decades. Most oil exporters were in recession, and conditions in other resource-intensive countries remained difficult. Other nonresource-intensive countries however, continued to grow robustly. A modest recovery in growth of about 2.6 percent is expected in 2017, but this falls short of past trends and is too low to put sub-Saharan Africa back on a path of rising living standards. While sub-Saharan Africa remains a region with tremendous growth potential, the deterioration in the overall outlook partly reflects insufficient policy adjustment. In that context, and to reap this potential, strong and sound domestic policy measures are needed to restart the growth engine. Read the report