II. LEADING TRADE PROSPECTS FOR U. S. BUSINESSES

As a result of the devaluation of the CFA, long-entertained
pessimism is yeilding ground to guarded optimism as the future
shape of the Cameroonian economy begins to appear on the
horizon.  So far, the profile is not clear enough to permit
immediate optimism on business opportunities, but this may
change for the better during the second half of 1994.

Only the agricultural sector has so far provided sufficient
evidence to suggest that opportunities exist for the supply of
fertilisers and pesticides.  Even so, the government of
Cameroon's on-going liquidity problems are such that the GRC
may halt, or slow down, current recovery trends in the
agricultural sector by re-introducing export taxes and/or
restoring its control over the commercialization of cashcrops.