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Commercial Bank-Cameroon’s CFA524.5bn Loan Book Is Heavily Weighted Toward Short-Term Credit

Commercial Bank-Cameroon (CBC) reported CFA524.5 billion in direct customer loans as of July 31, 2026, with short-term credit accounting for more than 70% of the portfolio. The loans represented 60.1% of the bank’s CFA872.04 billion balance sheet, according to calculations based on its provisional…

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  1. Commercial Bank-Cameroon’s CFA524.5bn Loan Book Is Heavily Weighted Toward Short-Term Credit

    Commercial Bank-Cameroon (CBC) reported CFA524.5 billion in direct customer loans as of July 31, 2026, with short-term credit accounting for more than 70% of the portfolio. The loans represented 60.1% of the bank’s CFA872.04 billion balance sheet, according to calculations based on its provisional…

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