Central African Economic Community (CEMAC)

1. Introduction to the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC)
   1. Organizational and Institutional Framework of CEMAC
   2. History of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community
2. Economic Profile of CEMAC region: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo
   1. Recent economic developments, medium-term Outlook, and risks
   2. CEMAC Regional Economic Programme (PER)
3. Central African Economic Union (UEAC)
4. Central African Monetary Union (UMAC)
5. Customs Union of CEMAC
6. Other institutions of CEMAC
   1. Community Parliament
   2. Court of Justice
7. CEMAC Specialized Agencies
   1. Bank of Central African States (BEAC)
   2. Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC)
8. Main transit corridors of CEMAC ZONE
   1. New community transit regime of CEMAC
9. The Central African Economic and Monetary Community in practice
10. Investment regimes in CEMAC region
11. External Relations of CEMAC (the EU, the United States)
12. Customs of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community

The educational aims of the Subject “Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC)” are:

1. To understand the objectives of CEMAC
2. To evaluate the benefits for the member countries as well as the cooperation areas of CEMAC
3. To research economic and trade integration process among the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) member countries
4. To learn about customs procedures of the Economic and Monetary Union and CEMAC Sydonia system
5. To learn about regional economic programme of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (creation of an integrated economic space in 2025)
6. To analyze the role of CEMAC member institutions: BEAC and BDEAC

Contents available in French (optional contents):

1. Reform of the payment system in CEMAC countries
2. Automated System for Large Amounts
3. Teleclearing system in Central Africa
4. Economic Commission on Cattle, Meat and Fish Resources
5. International Commission of the Congo-Oubangui-Sangha Basin
6. Economic projections by country
7. Customs of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community
8. Customs Tariff of CEMAC member countries
9. Customs Procedures
10. Models of statements
11. Custom system: Sydonia

Sample - Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC)

The Subject “Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC)” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Master in Business in Africa, Transport and Logistics in Africa, International Business.

Doctorate in African Business.

Module: Business in Central Africa.

Masters adapted to Cameroonian Students.

Languages: or Communauté Économique et Monétaire de l’Afrique centrale (CEMAC) Comunidad Económica y Monetaria de África Central (CEMAC) Comunidade Económica e Monetária da África Central (CEMAC).

Credits of the Subject “Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC)”: 1

The Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC):

1. Population of CEMAC Region: 44 million people
2. Area: 3 million km²
3. Average growth of their economies: 4% annually
4. Cameroon provides almost 29% of regional GDP
5. The Second-largest tropical forest zone in the World (Congo Basin)
6. Main resources: petrol, gas, minerals, gold, manganese, diamonds, and uranium
7. All CEMAC countries belong to the Western CFA Zone

The Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) belongs to the Central African Economic Area.

The Bank of Central African States (BEAC) is an African international institution governed by the Convention establishing the Monetary Union of Central Africa (UMAC), the Monetary Cooperation Convention concluded between France and the six Member States of the UMAC: Republic of Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Republic of Gabon, the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, and the Republic of Chad.

The Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC) is the finance institution for the development of the Economic and Monetary Community of the Central African States (CEMAC): Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Chad.

The largest ports in CEMAC region:

1. Port of Douala
2. Port of Pointe Noire
3. Port of Malabo
4. Port of Libreville

The main transit corridors of CEMAC ZONE:

1. Trans-Sahelian Highway
2. Tripoli-Windhoek Logistics Corridor
3. Lagos-Mombasa

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See also: Economic Community of Central African States.