AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoCemac Liquidity Boost: BEAC injected CFA500 billion into banks across Cameroon, Congo and Gabon (plus others) in a May 25 operation, keeping the rate at 4.75% as demand swung between CFA572.2bn and CFA364.2bn in recent tenders. Gabon’s Climate-Backed Growth Push: At the AfDB annual meetings in Brazzaville, Gabon’s President Brice Oligui Nguema highlighted plans to turn forest conservation into long-term revenue via a national carbon-credit framework and eco-tourism, calling for more energy, infrastructure and climate finance. Congo Basin Blue Fund Roundtable: Donors met in Brazzaville to mobilise $5.32bn for 63 projects across Congo Basin countries, including Gabon, covering coastal protection, sustainable fishing, water and health risk prevention. Gabon Maritime Justice: A Libreville court convicted Royal Coast Marine and eight defendants over the 2023 Esther Miracle ferry disaster, sentencing them to 38 months and fining them, while victims’ families criticised compensation. CIMAF Cement Expansion in Gabon: CIMAF will invest over $45m to expand Owendo cement capacity ahead of Gabon’s planned clinker import ban from January 2027. Wildlife Hope in Gabon’s Region: A rescued one-armed western lowland gorilla in Congo, Lengui, was filmed cradling a newborn—another sign of conservation gains despite snares.
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