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Cameroon: Omer Faruk Dogan , Turkish Ambassador to Cameroon,

2014/03/09

According to Omer Faruk Dogan (photo), Turkish Ambassador to Cameroon, Turkish real estate and low-gain housing investors will be disbursing a total of 360 million dollars, which is approximately 180 billion FCfa for projects in Cameroon. The Turkish Ambassador just revealed the news following a conference with the Cameroonian Minister of Urban Development and Housing, Jean Claude Mbwentchou.

From March 25-28, 2013, the Cameroonian Chief of National, Paul Biya, had led an economic mission to Turkey. Following this visit, the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing had announced the signing of an agreement to build 8,000 low-gain homes in Cameroon with help from the world’s 14th economic power’s investors. One should note that Turkish Airlines has just launched a route from Cameroon.

<span style="\"font-family:" arial,helvetica,sans-serif;="" font-size:="" 10pt;\"="">But, according to Cameroonian authorities, who have announced the upcoming opening of an embassy in Ankara, the real estate sector is the pillar on which one will have to increase economic cooperation with <a title="Turkey" href="http://www.globserver.cn/en/turkey" _cke_saved_href="http://www.globserver.cn/en/turkey">Turkey</a>. Speaking to the Turkish business leaders’ organisation (Tuskon) during his last visit in <a title="Turkey" href="http://www.globserver.cn/en/turkey" _cke_saved_href="http://www.globserver.cn/en/turkey">Turkey</a> in 2013, the Cameroonian Chief of National expressed the desire to see trade with this country evolution from its current 75 billion FCfa to 250 billion FCfa estimate for 2015.</span></p><p class="rtejustify"></p>

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