Cooperation: Cameroon, Tunisia, Egypt Seek Better Ties

By Victorine BIY, Cameroon Tribune, 27 /06/2012

Trade Minister on June 26 defended a bill to ratify agreements between the three countries.

Egypt and Tunisia are potential markets for some products for which Cameroon has a comparative advantage. Some of the products include fruits, cocoa, coffee, tea, wood, and vegetable oil. But trade between the countries is about to take a different dimension with processing coming into play.

Tunisia and Egypt each signed bilateral trade agreements with Cameroon in 1999 and 2000 respectively to boost trade and economic cooperation. They also intended to encourage and facilitate steady development and diversification of trade between business organisations and enterprises.

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