The
Round
Table
His Excellency
Mr Denis Sassou N'Guesso
President of the Republic of Congo
and dedicated Chairman of the CEMAC Economic and Financial Reform Programme (PREF-CEMAC)
Placed under the High Patronage of His Excellency Mr. Denis SASSOU N'GUESSO, President of the Republic of Congo and Dedicated President of PREF-CEMAC, la Table Ronde de Paris s’est tenue les 28 et 29 novembre 2023 The primary objective of this event is to raise funds for the implementation of the thirteen projects outlined in the second program.
Le coût total de ces treize projets était estimé à 8 835,875 million euros. Lors de la Table Ronde, la CEMAC a levé 9,2 milliards d’euros, soit 104% du coût total recherché, obtenant ainsi un record d’investissements pour accélérer l’intégration d’Afrique Centrale.
Under this second program, the governing bodies of CEMAC and its Member States aspire to diversify funding sources, emphasising financing from concessions, blended finance, and public-private partnerships. The aim is to respect the sustainability of public debt ratios within the CEMAC countries.
The funds mobilised during this Round Table will enable the countries of the CEMAC zone (i) to establish transport, electricity, and telecommunications infrastructure without which no economic development is possible, (ii) to strengthen the resilience of the Sub-region's economies against future shocks, (iii) to develop intra-community trade to ensure food security and further benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), (iv) to contribute to the fight against climate change, the improvement of employment and income (especially youth, rural populations and women) and (v) to strengthen technical and financial support for local processing of natural resources industries, particularly timber, and to accelerate the industrialisation of the economies of the Sub-region.
Program
of the round table
08:00 09:45
Welcome, registration and installation of VIPs and participants
Opening Ceremony
10:00 10:15
Address by Mr Baltasar ENDONGA EDJO’O
President of the CEMAC Commission
10:15 10:30
Address by Mr Dieudonné EVOU MEKOU
President of the Development Bank of Central African States
10:30 10:45
Address by Dr Akinwumi ADESINA
Chairman of the African Development Bank Group
10:45 11:00
Address by Mr Ousmane DIAGANA
Vice President of the World Bank for West and Central Africa
11:00 11:15
Address by M. Moussa FAKI MAHAMAT
President of the African Union Commission
11:15 11:40
Address by the special guests
11:40 11:50
Documentary film
11:50 12:10
Opening speech by His Excellency Faustin-Archange TOUADERA
President of the Central African Republic and current Chairman of the Conference of CEMAC Heads of State.
12:10 12:25
Opening address by His Excellency Mister Denis SASSOU N’GUESSO
President of the Republic of Congo and Dedicated President of the PREF-CEMAC
12:30 14:15
Family photo and lunch
SESSION 1: VISION AND STRATEGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CENTRAL AFRICA
14:25 14:35
Central Africa: a resilient region with strong growth potential
Speakers:
MR. Baltasar ENGONGA EDJO’O
President of the CEMAC Commission
14:35 14:45
The Central African Monetary Union: a stable monetary environment, a resilient banking system and an emerging financial market
Speakers:
MR. Abbas MAHAMAT TOLLI
Governor of the Bank of Central African states
14:45 14:55
Assessment of the implementation of CEMAC’s first programme of priority integrative projects
Speakers:
Prof Michel-Cyr DJIENA WEMBOU
Permanent Secretary of the PREF-CEMAC
15:00 15:15
Coffee break
SESSION 2: PRESENTATION OF THE INTEGRATIVE PROJECTS OF CENTRAL AFRICA
15:20 15:30
Presentation of the Concept Note for the thirteen (13) Priority Integrative Projects in the CEMAC zone
Speakers:
Mr Fortunato OFA MBO NCHAMA
Minister of Finance and Budget of Equatorial Guinea
15:35 16:00
Axis 1: Development of transport infrastructure to facilitate physician integration and the free movement of people and goods
Speakers:
Ms Ingrid Olga Ghislaine EBOUKA-BABACKAS
Minister of Planning, Statistics and Regional Integration of the Republic of Congo
Mr Charles MBA
Minister of Public Accounts of the Gabonese Republic
16:00 16:15
Axis 2: Boosting electricity generation
Speakers:
Mr Hervé NDOBA
Minister of Finance and Budget of the Central African Republic
16:15 16:30
Axis 3: Promoting the single market to strengthen trade integration
Speakers:
M. Tahir HAMID NGUILIN
Minister of Finance, Budget and Public Accounts of the Republic of Chad
16:30 16:40
Axis 4: Economic diversification
Speakers:
Mr Louis Paul MOTAZE
Minister of Finance of the Republic of Cameroon
16:40 16:50
Break
16:50 17:30
> AFD and the financing of regional projects in Central Africa (AFD)
> The European Union's new strategy (Global Gateway "Africa-Europe") aimed at the solid, inclusive, green and digital transformation of Africa (E.U)
> Islamic finance (SUKUK) as a source of funding for structuring and integrating projects (IDB)
> The contribution of Nordic banks and investment funds to the financing of regional projects in Africa (NIB)
> Financing and implementing PPP projects: Testimonies of some PPP success stories in Central Africa
17:30 18:00
Questions des participants Réponses de l’équipe technique (PREF-CEMAC, BDEAC, CEMAC)
09:00 09:25
Reception and registration
09:30 10:30
Bilateral discussions:
B-to-B meetings with private backers/investors
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Bilateral meetings (BDEAC/Lenders)
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Information session (BEAC)
10:35 11:30
Declarations and Announcements from Technical and Financial Partners and Donors
Chairman of the session:
MR. Jean-Baptiste ONDAYE
Minister of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Congo and Chairman of the PREF-CEMAF Steering Committee
CLOSING CEREMONY
11:40 12:00
Reading of the Final Statement of the Round Table
By:
Prof Michel-Cyr DJIENA WEMBOU
Permanent secretary of the PREF CEMAC
Closing statement
By:
MR. Jean-Baptiste ONDAYE
Minister of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Congo and Chairman of the PREF-CEMAF Steering Committee
12:00 12:20
Press conference jointly hosted by:
MR. Jean-Baptiste ONDAYE
Minister of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Congo and Chairman of the PREF-CEMAF Steering Committee
MR. Baltasar ENGONGA EDJO’O
President of the CEMAC Commission
MR. Abbas MAHAMAT TOLLI
Governor of the Bank of Central African States
MR. Dieudonné EVOU MEKOU
President of the Development Bank of Central African States
12:25 14:30
Closing cocktail
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With the participation of
H.E. Denis SASSOU N’GUESSO
President of the Republic of Congo, Dedicated President of the PREF-CEMAC
H.E. Faustin Archange TOUADÉRA
President of the Central African Republic, Current President of the CEMAC
H.E. Jean-Baptiste ONDAYE
Minister of the Economy and Finance of the Republic of Congo, President of the Ministerial Steering Committee of the CEMAC Economic and Financial Reform Programme
Professor Michel-Cyr DJIENA WEMBOU
Permanent secretary of the PREF CEMAC
H.E. Louis Paul MOTAZE
Minister of Finance of the Republic of Cameroon
H.E. Hervé NDOBA
Minister of Finance and Budget of the Central African Republic
H.E. Ludovic NGATSE
Minister of Budget, Public Accounts, and Public Portfolio of the Republic of Congo
H.E. Ingrid Olga Ghislaine EBOUKA-BABACKAS
Minister of Planning, Statistics, and Regional Integration of the Republic of Congo
H.E. Charles MBA
Minister of Public Accounts of the Gabonese Republic
H.E. Fortunato OFA MBO CHAMA
Minister of Finance and Budget of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
H.E. Lucas ABAGA NCHAMA
Minister at the Presidency of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea in charge of Regional Integration
H.E. Tahir Hamid NGUILIN
Minister of Finance, Budget, and Public Accounts of the Republic of Chad
H.E. Dr Sidi Ould TAH
Chairman, Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
MR. Baltasar ENGONGA EDJO’O
President of the CEMAC Commission
MR. Abbas MAHAMAT TOLLI
Governor of the Bank of Central African States
MR. Dieudonné EVOU MEKOU
President of the Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC)
