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REPUBLICQUE DU CAMEROUN Paix - Travail - Patrie Ministère des Petites et Moyennes Entreprise, de l'Economie Sociale et de l'Artisanat
ECONOMIC REPORT 3rd TERM 2021
MINPMEESA P.O. BOX 6096 YAOUNDE Tel: (237) 222 23 23 88 Fax: (237) 222 22 41 58 E-mail: cabinet@minpmeesa.cm Web site: www.minpmeesa.gov.cm
# Table of Contents
List of Charts ... ii List of Appendices ... ii Abbreviations and acronyms ... iii Introduction ... 1 Chapter 1: Economic activity in the CEMAC sub-region ... 1 1. Macro-economic situation ... 1 2. Standard of living of households ... 2 Chapter 2: Activity and employment ... 3 1. Activity Level ... 3 2. Production Cost ... 4 3. Sales Level ... 5 4. Employment status ... 6 Chapter 3: Current cash position ... 6 1. Apprehension of current cash ... 6 2. Financing and investments ... 6 Chapter 4: Effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the economic activity of SMEs ... 7 1. Effects on activities and employment ... 7 2. Government support to deal with the crisis ... 8 Chapter 5: Outlook for the 2nd term 2021 ... 8 1. Outlook announced by SMEs for the 2nd term 2021 ... 8 2. Outlook with regard to the activity carried out and the economic context ... 8 Conclusion ... 9 Bibliography ... iv Webography ... iv Appendices ... Erreur ! Signet non défini.
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# List of graphics
Chart 1 : Perception of business leaders on the level of their activities ... 3 Chart 2 : Main reasons for the level of activity during the 2nd quarter of 2021 ... 4 Chart 3 : Perception of business leaders on the cost of production ... 4 Chart 4 : Main reasons for the high level of production expenditure ... 5 Chart 5 : Perception of business leaders on sales level ... 5 Chart 6 : Main reasons for sell level ... 5 Chart 7 : Perception of the net result ... Erreur ! Signet non défini. Chart 8 : Apprehension of the cash position ... 6 Chart 9 : Proportion of business leaders having made new investments ... 6 Chart 10 : Main sources of financing for investments ... 7 Chart 11 : Proposal of accompanying measures in favor of SMEs ... 8
# List of Appendices
Appendix 1 : Survey coverage ... v Appendix 2 : Breakdown of the sample surveyed ... v Appendix 3 : Summary of the apprehension of business leaders surveyed about their activity during the 2nd term 2021 ... v Appendix 4 : Proportion of companies having recruited additional staff by branch of activity ... vi Appendix 5 : Proportion of companies having made an investment by branch of activity ... vii Appendix 6 : Proportion of business leaders using sources of financing by type of business (in %) ... vii
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# Abbreviations and acronyms
BC Trade balance BEAC Bank of Central African States