EU, Cameroon Ink Trade Pact

The European Union and Cameroon entered into an "interim" economic partnership agreement, which promotes both trade benefits and development assistance, according to

. The pact also stipulates that the bloc will help Cameroon boost its competitiveness, set up more effective customs procedures, enhance fiscal adjustments to compensate for tariff removal, and assist its exporters in meeting EU import standards through sanitary and phytosanitary measures.