- (Business in Cameroon) – The French-speaking Central African Banking Commission (CEMAC) remains optimistic regarding its inflation forecast after the second session of its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) for 2025.
- CEMAC’s central bank predicts an end-of-year inflation rate of 2.8% for 2025, below the organization’s 3% threshold.
After concluding its 2nd session of the year on the 30th of June, 2025, the Central Bank of Central African States (BEAC), which serves CEMAC countries (Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Chad, and the Central African Republic) has expressed optimism for reduced inflationary pressures within the region in 2025.
Having given a year-over-year projection of 2.9% in March, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the BEAC now expects a year-end inflation rate of 2.8% for December 2025, below its 3% tolerance threshold. To put things into perspective, this figure had soared to as high as 4.1% in 2024.
According to the governor of the BEAC, the expected inflation reduction in the CEMAC region in 2025 is due to some initial consequences of the import substitution policies being implemented in certain countries. These policies aim to curb massive imports that allegedly cause 80% of inflation.
Moreover, Yvon Sana Bangui of the Central African Republic praised market price control activities, particularly in Cameroon, led by the Commerce Department to defuse speculative practices among traders.
