Shopping in Cameroon

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Local handicrafts include highly decorated pots, drinking horns, jugs, bottles and cups, great earthenware bowls and delicate pottery, dishes and trays, mats and rugs woven from grass, raffia, jewelry and camel hair or cotton and beadwork garments.

Shopping hours

Mon-Sat 0730-1800.

Banking hours

Mon-Fri 0730-1530.

Currency

CFA (Franc de la Communauté Financière Africaine) Franc (XAF) = 100 centimes. Notes are in denominations of XAF10,000, 5000, 2000, 1000 and 500. Coins are in denominations of XAF250, 100, 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1. Cameroon is part of the French Monetary Area. Only currency issued by the Banque des États de l’Afrique Centrale (Bank of Central African States) is valid; currency issued by the Banque des États de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (Bank of West African States) is not. The CFA Franc is tied to the Euro.

Currency exchange

Euros are the easiest currency to exchange. US Dollars are the next most acceptable. Travelers should bring cash in preference to travelers cheques.

Credit & debit cards

Major credit cards are accepted on a very limited basis (some airline offices and hotels will take them). Cards cannot be used in banks to obtain cash advances.

Traveller's cheques

To avoid additional exchange rate charges, travelers are advised to take traveller's cheques in Euros - although it is possible to exchange Sterling traveller's cheques. Commission rates tend to be high.

Currency restrictions

Import of local currency is limited to CFAfr20,000. Import of foreign currency is unlimited. Export of local currency is limited to CFAfr20,000 if traveling for tourist purposes, or CFAfr450,000 if traveling for business purposes. There is no limit on the export of foreign currency.

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