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World Bank cuts Cameroon’s 2025 growth forecast to 3.7% amid fiscal and external pressures

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  • Outlook lowered due to weak investment, delayed projects and subdued global demand
  • Structural weaknesses, rising debt and political uncertainty cloud recovery prospects

Yaoundé, Cameroon – The World Bank has revised down Cameroon’s 2025 economic growth forecast to 3.7%, trimming 0.3 percentage points off its January estimate, as a combination of external headwinds and domestic structural constraints weigh on the country’s medium-term outlook.

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