Under the coordination of H.E. VICTOR TCHATCHOUWO, Cameroon’s Ambassador to Türkiye, and with a view to promoting the potential economic and commercial interests of Cameroonian and Turkish businessmen, the Presidents of the Cameroon Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Crafts (CCIMA),  Mr. CHRISTOPHE EKEN and the Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), Mr. RIFAT HISARCIKLIOĞLU, signed a Memorandum of Understanding between CCIMA and TOBB on Sunday 01 November 2026 in Istanbul, Türkiye, to establish a the Türkiye-Cameroon Chamber of Commerce and Industry Forum (TC-CCI).

The signing took place in the presence of the Turkish Minister for Trade, Prof. ÖMER BOLAT, and Mr ABDULLAH SALIH KAMEL, President of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Development, on the sidelines of the B57+ 2026 Business Leaders’ Summit, organised by the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Development (ICCD) in collaboration with the Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) and the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Co-operation (COMCEC) at the Istanbul Conference Centre (Beyazid Hall).

This MoU aims to coordinate and intensify Turkish-Cameroonian cooperation on issues having a positive impact on business, trade, investment and industry by and between their Chamber members.