On February 17, the Cameroonian Public Treasury will raise funds on the BEAC public securities market, with the issuance of assimilable Treasury Bonds (OTAs) with a maturity unpublished in 15 years.

The operation, set for next Tuesday, is under way in a clear desire on the part of the Cameroonian State to diversify its sources of financing while significantly extending the maturity of its debt. One strategy that contrasts with conventional programs at 2, 3, 4 or 5 years, usually preferred by CEMAC countries (Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Chad, CAR). It illustrates the country's strategy for extend the yield curve and secure long-term financing.

It's a show that goes off the beaten path of subregional financial market. According to the provisional emission schedule of public titles for the first quarter of 2026, published by Bank of Central African States (BEAC) , Cameroon plans to raise funds from a amount of 15 billion FCFA, via assimilable Treasury Bonds (OTA) for an exceptional duration of 15 years.

This program is part of the The country's debt strategy, which aims to mobilize around 450 billion FCFA on the sub-regional market in 2026. An ambition that reflects needs increasing levels of government funding, in a fiscal context still coerced.