External debt: Two Franklin Templeton funds report CFAF 2 billion in Cameroonian bonds

As of June 30, 2026, two funds linked to US asset manager Franklin Templeton held Cameroonian sovereign bonds with a combined nominal value of €3.11 million, or about CFAF 2.04 billion. The bonds carry an annual interest rate of 5.95% and mature on July 7, 2032, according to portfolio statements filed with the SEC. Templeton Global Dynamic Income Fund held €2.89 million in nominal value, worth $2.96 million, while Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust held €220,000, valued at $225,216. The latter was renamed Franklin Master Intermediate Income Trust in July 2026, but its New York Stock Exchange ticker remained PIM.