On July 1st, the "Invest in Cameroon" website stated that the projected economic growth rate for the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) region in 2025 is expected to reach 2.4%, which is lower than the 2.9% predicted by the African Central Bank in March 2025. At the meeting held in Javinda on June 30, 2025, IASC "lowered its previous growth forecast based on the decline in oil production". Data shows that the oil production in the Semak region will continue to decline in 2025, at a rate of 2.7% per year, compared to 0.8% in 2024. 
Oil is an important strategic material in the Semak region. Although the oil wells have matured and the oil production is declining, crude oil production remains the main driving force for economic activities in the five CEMAC countries. Apart from Cameroon's most diversified economic structure, the other sub-regional economies mainly rely on oil.