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CEMAC Economic Barometer – Spring 2025

Creating more and better jobs is key to reducing poverty and building social cohesion.
Country Economic Memorandum

Economic diversification

Economic diversification away from oil, investing in its people & strengthening institutions are crucial for stemming economic decline in Equatorial Guinea.
CEMAC Economic Barometer

Unlocking Forestry Sector’s Potential

A thriving wood industry will create jobs & improve living standards, while boosting the sector’s contribution to national economies.

Equatorial Guinea At-A-Glance

Equatorial Guinea, also referred to as EQG, is the only former Spanish colony in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is composed of a mainland, Rio Muni, and small islands including Bioko where the capital Malabo is located, Annobon, Corisco, Elobey, and others. According to a 2015 population census, the population is 1.2 million people. The country is bordered in the north by Cameroon, in the east and south...

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Cheick Fantamady Kanté

Division Director for Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Central African Republic, and Equatorial Guinea

Aissatou Diallo

World Bank Resident Representative for Gabon and Equatorial Guinea

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Oct 14, 2024

Africa’s Pulse

Short term economic prospects for the continent, its current development challenges.
Jul 17, 2024

CPIA Africa

The 2024 Africa Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) report covers the period January to December 2023. In 2023, the average CPIA score for IDA-eligible countries in Sub-Saharan Africa remained broadly like ...
Apr 21, 2025

IDA Impact in Africa

With IDA’s help, hundreds of millions of people have escaped poverty—through the creation of jobs, access to clean water, schools, roads, nutrition, electricity, and more.
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Apr 30, 2018

The Ease of Doing Business

Find out where Equatorial Guinea ranks in business regulations and their enforcement.

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Country Office Contacts

Main Office Contact

Quartier palais de Justice
BP 4027
Libreville, Gabon

+237-2-22-50-38-15

For general information and inquiries

Odilia R. Hebga
External Affairs Officer
Yaoundé, Cameroon

+237-2-22-50-80-45

ohebga@worldbank.org

For project-related issues and complaints

equguineaalert@worldbank.org