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# A Guide to Investors
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# H.E. Paul BIYA President of the Republic of Cameroon
...Since 2009, the Cameroun Business Forum has effectively been a government venue for dialogue between the public and private sectors. It is an appropriate framework for identifying and monitoring the implementation of reforms aimed at continuously improving the business environment. The reforms undertaken within this context have eased the creation of enterprises, settlement of invoices, tax exemptions, implementation of business contracts, promotion and protection of investments, and the development of cross-border trade...
Extract from the Head of State's speech in Istambul, March 2013.
A Guide to Investors
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# GENEAL INFORMATION ON THE COUNTRY Pages 5...6
- Geographical location
- Climate, soil and vegetation
- Population and urbanization
# 2 - CAMEROON'S ECONOMY IN BRIEF Pages 6...9
# 3. MEASURES AND GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR ACTIVITY Pages 9...10
3.1. Business start-up and closure 3.2. Business litigation, cross-border trade, unfair competition and fight against smuggling 3.3. Support infrastructure and procedures for clearing goods at the port authority of Douala
# 4. INVESTMENT INCENTIVE REGIMES IN CAMEROON Pages 11...15
4.1. Group of investment incentive regimes governed by the General Taxation Code and aligned to the Investments Promotion Agency (API) 4.2. The Partnership Contracts special regime 4.3. Sector codes
# Summary
# GENERAL INFORMATION
Geographical location
Cameroon is a Central African country located in the Gulf of Guinea, between 2° to 13° North latitude and 8° to 16° East longitude. The country covers a surface area of 475,650 sq km. Cameroon has a triangular shape and stretches over 1200 km from South to Lake Chad, 800 km from West to east. The country has a 420 km-long sea border in the South-West along the Atlantic Ocean. Cameroon is bounded in the West by Nigeria, in the South by Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, in the East by the Central African Republic, in the North-East by Chad and lastly in the North by Lake Chad.
Climate, soil and vegetation
The south forest area (Centre, East, Littoral, South and South-West Regions) is located in the maritime and equatorial zone. It is characterized by thick vegetation, a vast water system and a warm and humid climate with heavy rainfall. This area is conducive to the growing of cocoa, oil palm, banana, rubber tree, tobacco, etc.