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Oil-rich Gabon turning to Cameroon to raise $300 million

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Douala, Cameroon – Gabon is back at the Central African Securities Exchange (BVMAC) – a regional stock exchange serving Cameroun, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and Chad – to raise 200 billion FCFA ($327 million).

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