(Business in Cameroon) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s Fiscal Affairs Department will conduct a technical assistance mission in Cameroon from February 15th – 26th, 2021. Led by Jean Luc Hélis (senior economist at the IMF), it will be conducted by videoconference due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
The aim of the mission is to support Cameroonian authorities in strengthening the financial governance and supervision of public corporations, indicates the General Budget Directorate.
Specifically, the team will assess the legal and institutional framework as well as the internal and external missions overseeing those corporations. It will also examine the relationship between the State and public corporations based on various factors (revenue, expenditure, taxes, subsidies, guarantees, on-lending). In addition, the mission will identify the budgetary risks that weigh on public enterprises, build the capacities of the actors involved in that segment and improve the govern