Under the High Patronage of the Ministry of Finance of Cameroon, from 23 & 24 april 2026 at the Hotel Hilton Yaoundé, Cameroon will be held the

“INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL Symposium”

THEME: ‘Regional financial market and structured finance engineering for infrastructure projects in the CEMAC region’

About the INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL Symposium

What is the International Financial Symposium ?

The Member States of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) are facing growing challenges in managing their sovereign debt. The global economic crisis, fluctuations in commodity prices, and health and security crises have increased the pressure on their public finances. By way of illustration, according to the World Bank, the outstanding sovereign debt of the CEMAC countries currently stands at around 50% of their gross domestic product.

Against this backdrop, the International Financial Symposium is positioned as a strategic platform for reflection on issues relating to the public finances of CEMAC countries in general, and the sovereign debt management of these States in particular, in order to explore innovative restructuring opportunities tailored to the sub-region. This symposium will also highlight local and international expertise to strengthen the capacity of States to meet these complex challenges in managing and optimising public debt.

500+

Estimated participants

10+

Expected countries

15+

Speakers

20+

Topics covered

COLFINI : Edition 2025

#Colfini2025

Key figures for the 2025 edition of the International Financial Symposium

22

speakers

283

participants

62

Media outlets

09

Fields of activity

04

Country

11

62

journalists

20

Medias

Some speakers from the 2025 edition

Louis Paul MOTAZE

MINISTRE DES FINANCES
MINISTERE DES FINANCES DU CAMEROUN

Alain Noël Olivier MEKULU MVONDO AKAME

DIRECTEUR GENERAL
CNPS

Adolphe Noah NDONGO

DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL
CAA

Edmond Christian AKOA MBALLA

FOUNDER AND MANAGING PARTNER
AKOA MBALLA & CO

Paul ONONO

MANAGING DIRECTOR
CONTACTURER CAPITAL

⁠Cyrille ONANA

CEO
HORUS INVESTMENT CAPITAL

Willy Delort HEUBO

CEO
Financia Asset Management

Dr Vera SONGWE

Founder and Chair, Liquidity and Sustainability Facility

Jacqueline ADIABA NKEMBE

PRESIDENTE DE LA COSUMAF
COSUMAF

⁠Pierre CAILLETEAU

MANAGING DIRECTOR SOVEREIGN ADVISORY GROUP
LAZARD FRère banque

Mariame Yolande BAH

CONSEILLèRE JURIDIQUE
AFRICAN LEGAL SUPPORT FACILITY

Alain-Stéphane WOGNIN MOULOT

Chargé du renforcement des capacités – finances publique
AFRICAN LEGAL SUPPORT FACILITY

Objectives of the Symposium

Creating synergies

Promote the implementation of a collaborative platform between the various stakeholders, in particular the Member States, stock exchange companies, international financial institutions, banks and the private sector as a whole, in order to build sustainable and efficient solutions.

Promoting local expertise

Highlighting the capacities of CEMAC institutions and experts in public debt management and restructuring.

Sharing experience on sovereign debt restructuring mechanisms

Propose relevant, tried and tested solutions tailored to the local context.

TOPICS COVERED: 2026 Edition

Operational Assessment of the Market

■ Current state of the financial market.
■ Underutilization of domestic funds.
■ Lack of market depth.
■ Main financial instruments available

Inclusion of Non-Institutional Investors and Channeling of Informal Savings into the Regulated Market

■ Deployment of digital savings platforms via
Mobile Money and Orange Money operators
(drawing on the Kenyan M-Akiba example).
■ Creation of fully digital “patriotic” investment
instruments to attract the diaspora and the informal sector.

Accelerating Growth and Strengthening
Market Fundamentals

■ Enhancing institutional investor access to the
market.
■ Introducing mandatory local investment
quotas.
■ Establishing public-private co-investment
platforms (sovereign infrastructure funds).
■ Creating infrastructure financing funds

Enhancing Liquidity and Diversifying Market Instruments

■ Developing dedicated infrastructure financing
instruments (long-term bonds; green bonds;
participatory treasury bills).
■ Structuring asset securitization funds for PPP
projects to support financing and refinancing.
■ Improving transparency and monitoring in the
market (indexing infrastructure projects; regular
reporting on fund utilization).

Strengthening Expertise in Project Engineering and Complex Financing

■ Promoting regional platforms for pooling
cross-border projects.
■ Enhancing capacity in infrastructure project
analysis, PPPs, and structured finance.
■ Establishing a technical project structuring
center involving local, regional, and international
financial institutions (CEMAC, AfDB, World Bank,
Proparco, IFC, etc.).

COLFINI 2 PROGRAM: 2026 EDITION

THURSDAY 23 APRIL 2026

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Arrival of participants

9:30–9:45 a.m.

Arrival of the special guests

9:45–10:00 a.m.

Arrival of the Minister of Finance

10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Start of the ceremony

The audience sings the national anthem of Cameroon, the host country of the conference.

Reading of the organizer’s speech

Reading of the speech by the Minister of Finance

Group photos and press conference Coffee break

11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.