Describes bilateral and multilateral trade agreements that this country is party to, including with the United States. Includes websites and other resources where U.S. companies can get more information on how to take advantage of these agreements.
Last Published: 8/6/2019

Cameroon has investment and/or commercial agreements with the European Union, Canada, China, Japan, Russia, South Korea, Turkey, and the United States, as well as other countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.  A Bilateral Investment Treaty between Cameroon and the United States entered into force in 1989.  The BIT renews automatically under the terms of the treaty every 10 years.  The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Bilateral Investment Guarantee Agreement of 1967 between OPIC and the government of Cameroon provides guarantees for OPIC-financed American investments in Cameroon.  Companies must obtain a Foreign Government Approval (FGA) letter from the Cameroonian government if they wish to invest in Cameroon.  In 2009, the government signed an interim Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the EU in order to secure duty-free, quota-free access to the European market in exchange for the gradual removal of duties and quotas for European goods entering Cameroon.

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