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Country Commercial Guides for FY 2000: Cameroon Report prepared by U.S. Embassy Yaounde, released July 1999

CHAPTER XII:   MARKET RESEARCH AND TRADE EVENTS

APPENDIX F:   MARKET RESEARCH

The list below provides some of the International Marketing Insights (IMIs) produced by the Embassy from January to June 1999. U.S. businesses with interest in specific IMIs may obtain complete information on the National Trade Data Bank.

Trade And Investment Opportunities:

• Cameroon private sector attendees to CCA Houston summit (April 1999)
• Invitation to bid on the supply of 1,000 tons of potassium chloride to SOCAPALM (April 1999)
• Invitation to bid for project ownership of refurbishment works for track of Cameroon railways (April 1999)
• Used and/or new motor vehicle tires, spare parts and accessories (April 1999)
• Pharmaceuticals and related products (March 1999)
• Telecommunications equipment and supplies (March 1999)
• VSAT — Satellite Antenna (March 1999)
• Household and office equipment and accessories (January 1999)
• International tender to bid on forestry exploitation concessions (January 1999)
• Hair and skin care and beauty products (January 1999)
• Military clothing and equipment (January 1999)
• Importation of remanufactured, rebuilt and or used motor vehicle parts and their market prospects (January 1999)
• Travelers' checks and currencies (January 1999)
• Introduction of the value added tax in Cameroon (January 1999)

Agro-Industry:

• International Tender for Pre-Selection on the Privatization of the Cameroon Development Corporation (CDC) (January 1999)
• Cameroon delegation to the Food and Marketing Institute Convention end of mission report (May 1999)

Regional Integration:

• Major economic gathering of Central African states slated for Yaounde next November: "CEMAC DAYS" (January 1999)

Miscellaneous:

• Mechanical packing ceramic and tetraglass (February 1999)
• Frozen chickens and turkeys (February 1999)
• Bed sheets and used refrigerators (February 1999)
• International tender for studies on the construction of the Ayos-Bonis Road (February 1999)
• Anti-rust, automobile and building paint (February 1999)
• Electric equipment (February 1999)
• Used clothing (February 1999)
• U.S. — Cameroon bilateral investment treaty compliance (January 1999)

APPENDIX G:   TRADE EVENT SCHEDULE

Cameroon's national trade fair, PROMO, is (traditionally) held late November through early December of each year in Yaounde. PROMO is a heavily attended exhibition with an estimated 8,000 visitors per day in 1998. In 1995 and 1996, the United States Embassy promoted and sponsored an American Business Information Exhibit. To ensure more space and better commercial results, it instead organized a "Made in USA" pavilion for American business partners during the 1997 and 1998 editions of the fair Promo. This year, the Embassy once again intends to reserve one or two buildings of 256 square meters solely for promoters of American products and services. Contact the Embassy's American Business Information Centers for the latest information or write to the Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines at the address in Appendix E of Chapter XI.