IMF Office in Cameroon

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Toomas Aarand Orav
Resident Representative

Yaoundé
Tel: (237) 222 22 38 53/54
Fax: (237) 222 22 14 42
Email: RR-CMR@imf.org

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
Staff Report for the 2018 Article IV Consultation (Country Report No. 18/235, July 23, 2018)

The Office provides information on the activities of the Office, views of the IMF staff, and the relations between Cameroon and the IMF.
Last Updated: July 29, 2021.

The site lists "Key Questions on Cameroon" as a focal item for public information (section heading present).

World Economic Outlook — Global Economy in Crosscurrents of War and Technology — July 8, 2026.
Global Financial Stability Report — Global Financial Markets Confront the War in the Middle East and Amplification Risks — April 14, 2026.
Fiscal Monitor — Fiscal Policy under Pressure: High Debt, Rising Risks — April 15, 2026.
Annual Report of the Executive Board — Getting to Growth in an Age of Uncertainty — September 24, 2025.
Regional groupings listed under Fiscal Monitor: Asia and Pacific; Europe; Middle East and Central Asia; Sub-Saharan Africa; Western Hemisphere.

Date noted: April 16, 2026 — Title: Hard-Won Gains Under Pressure.
- After a strong 2025 with growth at 4.5%, Sub-Saharan Africa entered 2026 reaping the benefits of hard-won stabilization gains.
- The war in the Middle East has clouded the outlook.
- Regional growth is expected to decline by 0.2 percentage points to 4.3 percent in 2026.

The Office warns that several variants of financial scam letters purporting to be sanctioned by the IMF or authored by high ranking IMF officials are currently in circulation.
- Scam letters may appear on official letterhead containing the IMF logo.
- Scams instruct potential victims to contact the IMF for issuance of a “Certificate of International Capital Transfer” or other approvals to receive large sums.
- Contact e-mail information provided by scammers is always BOGUS; victims are then requested to send personal banking details which scammers utilize for fraudulent activities.
- Readers are referred to additional information: Fraudulent Scam Emails Using the Name of the IMF.

The Departmental African Paper Series covers research on sub-Saharan Africa conducted by IMF staff, focusing on issues of broad regional or cross-country interest.
The views expressed in these papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF, its Executive Board, or IMF Management.