(Business in Cameroon) – The development bank repaid CFA28.1 billion, including CFA5.1 billion in interest.
- Investors will receive a net coupon of CFA2,448 per bond on December 9.
- Bdeac remains Bvmac’s leading issuer, accounting for most interest paid to investors.
The Development Bank of Central African States (Bdeac) repaid CFA28.1 billion on December 8, 2025 at the Central African Stock Exchange (Bvmac) in Douala, Cameroon, as part of its 2021–2028 bond repayment schedule. According to the Bvmac statement, this fourth installment includes CFA22.9 billion in principal and CFA5.1 billion in interest.
The net coupon to be received per bond will be CFA2,448—consisting of CFA2,000 in principal amortization and CFA448 in interest. Payment operations will begin on December 9, 2025 at brokerage firms and account-holding banks, the Bvmac said. This installment confirms that the 2021–2028 bond is being repaid according to the timetable announced to investors.
Since its entry in 2020 onto the unified financial market of the Cemac zone (Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Chad, and CAR), Bdeac has become the main source of investor returns on the Bvmac, with six listed bond lines. In 2023, active investors on the market earned CFA76.5 billion in interest across their placements. Of this total, 74.5%, or CFA57 billion, was paid by Bdeac, whose interest rates on bond issuances have ranged from 4.7% to 6.2%.
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