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The good code of corporate governance

On the 31ST March 2023 was the launching ceremony of the first GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODE in the Cental African sub-region in general and in Cameroon in particular at the Cameroon Employers’ Organization (GICAM) Head Office in Bonanjo-Douala in the presence of the French ambassador in Cameroon, the first technical advicer of the Prime Minister of Cameroon and professional corporations (APECCAM,COBAC, ASAC, API, BIT, BIT, CTR, DGB, CONSUPE, CCIMA, CAPEF etc…). This work was done by a TaskForce IBGE created by the GICAM’s Good Governance initiative with the support of AFD (Agence Française du Développement) and it’s affiliate PROPARCO(Societé de Promotion et de Participation pour la Coopération Economique). Despite the fact that GICAM and other professional corporations has published some works as far as company ethics, ESG, governance and management are concerned, it is to be noticed that 8 new enterprises out of 10 shut-down within their first 2 years of existence due to: The absence of transparency; The non-respect of the rules; Auto-dependence; The absence of independence of organs of control; Most enterprises disappear with their founders; Etc Due to the reasons mentioned above, MFIs are usually seriously affected as they are usually their financial partners and support. Nowadays, most MFIs have a lot of difficulties to recover their loans due to the aforementioned reasons and many more. There is therefore an interest for MFIs to encourage their partners to take whole of this document and implement the recommendations in order to improve their solvency and their credibility towards their partners and stakeholders. The GICAM took the initiative to put in place the Corporate Social Responsibility Charter amongst other guides and The Good Corporate Governance Code which is the compass it proposes to enterprises as a whole and MFIs in particular. The GICAM therefore initiated this work for three (03) main reasons: The local and international context marked by a transition towards sustainable governance; An inclusive, participatory and consensual approach; An endogenous, tailor-made and avant-garde reference. This Code is made up of 8 chapters which lie on 9 major principles. The 8 chapters are: Responsibility, structure and functioning; Direction; Risks management and control; Remuneration; Culture, values and ethics; Dissemination of information; Respect of shareholders and their rights; Relationship with stakeholders. The 9 principles are: Sustainability; Equity; Integrity; Accountability; Collegiality; Competence; Inclusion; Impartiality; Transparency After the presentation of this code, the next steps will be: Promotion and extension; Training on the Good Code of Corporate Governance and Corporate Governance; The monitoring and evaluation system; Establishment of a label Good Corporate Governance
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€115.05M provided to the Agricultural Value Chain Development Project

The African Development Bank Group, the State of Cameroon and the beneficiaries have provided the Agricultural Value Chain Development Project with €115.05 million since 2022. Apart from this fund, the Government of the Republic of Cameroon provides 75% of agricultural financing through the budget, the promotion of financial institutions, tax exemptions and innovative financing mechanisms. The micro-finance institutions are called upon here to seize the above mentioned opportunities. All they need to do is take an interest in the many projects initiated at the national level to support the legal and individual actors who are interested. Indeed, how to ignore opportunities such as: PAGQ2C: Improvement and Quality Management Project in the Cocoa and Coffee Sectors. AVANGANE: Integrated rice development project in the Central Region. PAPA: Agricultural Productivity Improvement Project. PEA Youth: Program for the Promotion of Agro-pastoral Youth Entrepreneurship. Our platform is keen to support those of micro-finance that are willing to contribute to the financing of this sector or to the mobilization of guarantees specific to agricultural sectors.
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€115,05M – Projet de développement des chaînes de valeur agricoles

Le Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement,  l’État du Cameroun et les bénéficiaires ont doté le projet de développement des chaînes de valeur agricoles, d’une enveloppe de 115,05 millions d’euros depuis 2022. En dehors de ce fonds, le gouvernement de la république du Cameroun assure 75% du financement agricole à travers le budget , la promotion des établissements financiers, les exonérations fiscales et les mécanismes de financement innovants. Les établissments de micro finances sont ici interpellées afin de saisir les opportunités susévoquées. Il leur suffira de s’intéresser aux nombreux projets initiés à l’échelle nationale pour soutenir les acteurs personnes morales et individuelles qui s’y interessent. En effet, comment ignorer les opportunités telles que: PAGQ2C : Projet d’Amélioration et de Gestion de a Qualité dans les Filières Cacao et Café. AVANGANE : Projet intégré de développement de la culture du riz dans la Région du Centre. PAPA : Projet d’Amélioration de la Productivité Agricole. PEA Jeunes : Programme de Promotion de l’Entreprenariat Agropastorale des Jeunes. Notre plateforme est désireuse d’accompagner celles des micro finances qui sont désireuses de contribuer au financement de ce secteur ou à la mobilisation des garanties propres aux filières agricoles.
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The Balance of Nature

This is the way a new universe is supposed to work, or at least, how the universe has to work, if it is supposed to. If all the things in the universe (like every single cell, tree, galaxy, star, planet, etc.) can only be understood if you accept that they were created in some very particular manner, then there is no logical possibility to think that they created at all. If you think about it, we’ve found out a whole lot about the universe (and every single part of it), and we can’t accept anything as fact unless there is a logical reason for it. You can’t say ‘it’ created out of nothing until you’ve measured something, or figured out the speed of light and the mass of the sun and the mass of matter that they’re all made of, etc – at that point all we say is ‘something’ creates stuff (and it only works for one case; it can’t be true for every case, since it’s impossible to know what might or might not have happened). So then we either have to accept that everything in nature is random, or if that’s the case, we just don’t expect the universe to continue to be random. There’s a real question here, and the best answer is that you should be willing to consider, but don’t think that When we talk about animals then they can be considered species, but this is a false and illogical concept. Species do not exist. Humans are one, all animals are one, they are one. No wonder people say ‘the woods are the home of the wild’.  So I’ve never been there before, it’s been hard to get here from Seattle. My first few days were amazing, I had a lot of freedom.  I was free to make wild food, to use fire, go where I wanted (like hiking, kayaking, or snowshoeing), to climb any mountain, to just go wherever I thought might be interesting. This was around August. So my expectations were way off, my first day of freedom was August 25th.  I didn’t really expect to see any bears there.  I think I was going to kill a little one on my snowshoes, but it just sort of disappeared. I guess I’m just the weirdo that likes the outdoors.  I had my dogs with me, they were amazing with their food.  I was taking them for walks, they would run and chase every bit of wildlife they came across, it wasn’t long at all before someone would come running towards them telling them there was a bear.  
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€115.05M provided to the Agricultural Value Chain Development Project

The African Development Bank Group, the State of Cameroon and the beneficiaries have provided the Agricultural Value Chain Development Project with €115.05 million since 2022. Apart from this fund, the Government of the Republic of Cameroon provides 75% of agricultural financing through the budget, the promotion of financial institutions, tax exemptions and innovative financing mechanisms. The micro-finance institutions are called upon here to seize the above mentioned opportunities. All they need to do is take an interest in the many projects initiated at the national level to support the legal and individual actors who are interested. Indeed, how to ignore opportunities such as: PAGQ2C: Improvement and Quality Management Project in the Cocoa and Coffee Sectors. AVANGANE: Integrated rice development project in the Central Region. PAPA: Agricultural Productivity Improvement Project. PEA Youth: Program for the Promotion of Agro-pastoral Youth Entrepreneurship. Our platform is keen to support those of micro-finance that are willing to contribute to the financing of this sector or to the mobilization of guarantees specific to agricultural sectors.
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€115,05M – Projet de développement des chaînes de valeur agricoles

Le Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement,  l’État du Cameroun et les bénéficiaires ont doté le projet de développement des chaînes de valeur agricoles, d’une enveloppe de 115,05 millions d’euros depuis 2022. En dehors de ce fonds, le gouvernement de la république du Cameroun assure 75% du financement agricole à travers le budget , la promotion des établissements financiers, les exonérations fiscales et les mécanismes de financement innovants. Les établissments de micro finances sont ici interpellées afin de saisir les opportunités susévoquées. Il leur suffira de s’intéresser aux nombreux projets initiés à l’échelle nationale pour soutenir les acteurs personnes morales et individuelles qui s’y interessent. En effet, comment ignorer les opportunités telles que: PAGQ2C : Projet d’Amélioration et de Gestion de a Qualité dans les Filières Cacao et Café. AVANGANE : Projet intégré de développement de la culture du riz dans la Région du Centre. PAPA : Projet d’Amélioration de la Productivité Agricole. PEA Jeunes : Programme de Promotion de l’Entreprenariat Agropastorale des Jeunes. Notre plateforme est désireuse d’accompagner celles des micro finances qui sont désireuses de contribuer au financement de ce secteur ou à la mobilisation des garanties propres aux filières agricoles.
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Digital transformation of financial institutions

The digital transformation of financial institutions is not an end in itself. It is imperative to have governance that promotes performance at all, before thinking about boosting operational efficiency through digitalization and serving customers on digital channels. In many cases, a good diagnosis precedes the launch of all kinds of projects and digital projects. It makes it possible to identify the gap to fill in order to place the company on the starting block of digitalization. Above all, we must not forget the optimization of business processes and the possible conversion of part of the company’s staff.
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Le code de bonne gouvernance d’entreprise

Le 31 mars 2023 a eu lieu la cérémonie de lancement du premier CODE DE BONNE GOUVERNANCE D’ENTREPRISE dans la sous-région d’Afrique Centrale en général et au Cameroun en particulier au siège du Groupement des Employeurs du Cameroun (GICAM) à Bonanjo-Douala en présence de l’ambassadeur de France au Cameroun, du premier conseiller technique du Premier Ministre du Cameroun et des corporations professionnelles (APECCAM, COBAC, ASAC, API, BIT, CTR, DGB, CONSUPE, CCIMA, CAPEF etc. ..). Ce travail a été réalisé par une TaskForce IBGE créée par l’initiative Good Governance du GICAM avec le soutien de l’AFD (Agence Française du Développement) et de sa filiale PROPARCO (Société de Promotion et de Participation pour la Coopération Economique). Bien que le GICAM et d’autres organisations professionnelles aient publié des ouvrages sur l’éthique, l’ESG, la gouvernance et le management des entreprises, on constate que 8 nouvelles entreprises sur 10 ferment dans les deux premières années de leur existence pour les raisons suivantes : L’absence de transparence ; Le non-respect des règles ; L’auto-dépendance ; L’absence d’indépendance des organes de contrôle ; La plupart des entreprises disparaissent avec leurs fondateurs ; Etc Pour les raisons mentionnées ci-dessus, les IMF sont généralement gravement touchées car elles sont généralement leurs partenaires financiers et leur soutien. Aujourd’hui, la plupart des IMF ont beaucoup de difficultés à recouvrer leurs prêts pour les raisons susmentionnées et bien d’autres encore. Il y a donc un intérêt pour les IMF à encourager leurs partenaires à prendre connaissance de ce document et à mettre en œuvre les recommandations afin d’améliorer leur solvabilité et leur crédibilité vis-à-vis de leurs partenaires et des parties prenantes. Le GICAM a pris l’initiative de mettre en place la Charte de Responsabilité Sociale des Entreprises parmi d’autres guides et le Code de Bonne Gouvernance d’Entreprise qui est la boussole qu’il propose aux entreprises dans leur ensemble et aux IMF en particulier. Le GICAM a donc initié ce travail pour trois (03) raisons principales : Le contexte local et international marqué par une transition vers une gouvernance durable ; Une approche inclusive, participative et consensuelle ; Une référence endogène, sur mesure et avant-gardiste. Ce Code est composé de 8 chapitres qui reposent sur 9 grands principes. Les 8 chapitres sont : Responsabilité, structure et fonctionnement ; Direction ; Gestion et contrôle des risques ; Rémunération ; Culture, valeurs et éthique ; Diffusion de l’information ; Respect des actionnaires et de leurs droits ; Relations avec les parties prenantes. Les 9 principes sont les suivants : Durabilité ; l’équité Intégrité ; Responsabilité ; la collégialité ; Compétence ; l’inclusion ; Impartialité ; Transparence Après la présentation de ce code, les prochaines étapes seront les suivantes : Promotion et extension ; Formation sur le bon code de gouvernance d’entreprise et la gouvernance d’entreprise ; Le système de suivi et d’évaluation ; Mise en place d’un label Bonne Gouvernance d’Entreprise
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