{"id":7899,"date":"2026-06-15T14:44:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T12:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.minpmeesa.cm\/site\/?p=7899"},"modified":"2026-06-15T14:44:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T12:44:21","slug":"minpmeesa-world-bank-strengthening-access-to-finance-and-growth-opportunities-for-cameroonian-smes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.minpmeesa.cm\/site\/en\/minpmeesa-world-bank-strengthening-access-to-finance-and-growth-opportunities-for-cameroonian-smes\/","title":{"rendered":"MINPMEESA \u2013 World Bank: Strengthening Access to Finance and Growth Opportunities for Cameroonian SMEs."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Minister of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Social Economy and Handicrafts, Achille BASSILEKIN III, received a World Bank delegation led by Leonardo LACOVONE, Practice Manager for Finance, Competitiveness and Investment in Western and Central Africa, following a request from Cheick Kant\u00e9, Division Director for Cameroon.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">This high-level meeting was held within the framework of operationalizing the partnership between MINPMEESA and the World Bank. Discussions focused on the roadmap for establishing a Credit Guarantee Company and transforming BC-PME, with the objective of improving SMEs\u2019 access to finance and enhancing their competitiveness.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The mission also reviewed the progress of the World Bank-funded Social Safety Nets Project. To date, the program has supported more than 1,000 young entrepreneurs and facilitated the formalization of 750 businesses. The target is to reach 2,000 young beneficiaries by the end of the program.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">This collaboration contributes to the implementation of Cameroon\u2019s National Financial Sector Development Strategy (NFSDS) and the National Development Strategy 2020\u20132030 (NDS30), aiming to:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t33\/1\/16\/2705.png\" alt=\"&#x2705;\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span> Increase SME productivity;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t33\/1\/16\/2705.png\" alt=\"&#x2705;\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span> Create more decent jobs;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t33\/1\/16\/2705.png\" alt=\"&#x2705;\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span> Strengthen priority value chains;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t33\/1\/16\/2705.png\" alt=\"&#x2705;\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span> Accelerate financial inclusion;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t33\/1\/16\/2705.png\" alt=\"&#x2705;\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span> Promote green finance and private capital mobilization.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Government reaffirms its commitment to pursuing reforms and strategic partnerships that will position Cameroon as a regional financial hub serving inclusive and sustainable growth.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Social Economy and Handicrafts, Achille BASSILEKIN III, received a World Bank delegation led by Leonardo LACOVONE, Practice Manager for Finance, Competitiveness and Investment in Western and Central Africa, following a request from Cheick Kant\u00e9, Division Director for Cameroon. This high-level meeting was held within the framework of operationalizing &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minpmeesa.cm\/site\/en\/minpmeesa-world-bank-strengthening-access-to-finance-and-growth-opportunities-for-cameroonian-smes\/\" class=\"more-link\">Lire la suite<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \u00ab\u00a0MINPMEESA \u2013 World Bank: Strengthening Access to Finance and Growth Opportunities for Cameroonian SMEs.\u00a0\u00bb<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7912,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>MINPMEESA \u2013 World Bank: Strengthening Access to Finance and Growth Opportunities for Cameroonian SMEs. - MINPMEESA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.minpmeesa.cm\/site\/en\/minpmeesa-world-bank-strengthening-access-to-finance-and-growth-opportunities-for-cameroonian-smes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MINPMEESA \u2013 World Bank: Strengthening Access to Finance and Growth Opportunities for Cameroonian SMEs. - MINPMEESA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Minister of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Social Economy and Handicrafts, Achille BASSILEKIN III, received a World Bank delegation led by Leonardo LACOVONE, Practice Manager for Finance, Competitiveness and Investment in Western and Central Africa, following a request from Cheick Kant\u00e9, Division Director for Cameroon. 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