Word from the minister of SME.

In 2022, Cameroon will host the very first edition of the International Subcontracting and Industrial Partnership Exhibition called SISPI. This unique event in French-speaking Africa is placed under the High Patronage of the Prime Minister, Head of Government of the Republic of Cameroon. The 2022 SISPI is, therefore, part of the vast revitalization and acceleration of the Cameroonian industrial sector.

Indeed, the Master Plan for Industrialization (MPI) developed in 2017 by our country and in full implementation aims to make Cameroon, the main «factory of the new industrial Africa by 2050». This ambitious project, at our fingertips, will involve the contribution of multiple stakeholders, including small and medium-sized enterprises and small and medium-sized industries (SMEs/SMIs).

It is now recognised that SMEs/SMIs are increasingly carrying efficient capital gains. The industrialization of emerging countries depends on these medium-profitability companies, and therefore on low financial investments.

SISPI 2022, which will bring together large companies from Cameroon as well as, SMEs/SMIs from Cameroon and other countries, important national and international institutions, and particularly African ones, on a single site, is an ideal business opportunity. It will be the ultimate opportunity for SMEs/SMIs in our country’s industrial sector to showcase their expertise and learn from others.

More than 300 Cameroonian and foreign participants, including prime contractors, subcontractors, industrial suppliers and service providers, who will have the opportunity to establish business relationships and negotiate cooperation or partnership agreements for the duration of the event.

The secular arm of the State in the promotion and development of Subcontracting, the Subcontracting and Partnership Exchange of Cameroon (SPX-CMR), is the prime contractor of this unique event which will now be held every two years. In addition to traditional know-how exhibition activities, B2B meetings, conferences, workshops specialized in the industrial sector, are also on the program.

You must not miss this event under any circumstances. We invite you to include it in your agenda and to take an active part in it when the time comes, to take advantage of the many opportunities that are offered to you.

H.E. Achille Bassilekin III,

Minister of Small and Medium sized Enterprises, Social Economy and Crafts.