Since the late 1980s, Cameroon has been following programmes advocated by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) to reduce poverty, privatise industries, and increase economic growth.
Siden 1980'erne har Cameroun kørt programmer ledet af Verdensbanken og Den Internationale Valutafond der skulle reducere fattigdom, privatisere industrier og forbedre den økonomiske vækst.