He was appointed on May 5, 2025 Minister of State, Minister of the Economy, Finance, Debt and Participations in the very first government formed after the swearing in by the transitional president, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguéma.
Henri-Claude Oyima is the new Minister of Economy in Gabon. Appointed a year ago Chairman of the Board of Directors of BGFIBANK Cameroon, the boss and founder of the powerful regional banking group made a remarkable entry into the state apparatus, with the heavy mission to straighten a economy in search of recovery.
The boss of BGFI was born on December 4, 1956 in Franceville in the province of Haut-Ogooué, in Gabon. The latter is an emblematic figure in the African financial landscape.
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Holder since 1978 of a Baccalaureate Series B-USA at the Washington French Lycée, DC, in 1981 he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration-USA, Finance and Business Economy option at the American University, Washington, DC, a year later, he won a Master of Art in Development Banking in the same university.
In 1982, he completed his university course with training in the profession of customer relations manager companies at the Citibank training center in Athens in Greece.
In terms of professional achievements, he was an intern at Citibank New York in 1982, a power founded at Citibank Libreville in 1983, deputy director general of Paribas Gabon, before becoming director general in 1985. He was briefly called to government as Minister of Economy and Finance in 1986, then returned to the banking sector. In 1996, he was a managing director of BGFIBANK SA, then president of the BGFIBANK group companies in 2000 and Chairman and CEO in 2012.
Before this appointment, Henri-Claude Oyima was president president of the BGFIBANK group, president of the companies of the BGFIBANK group, chairman of the board of directors of OGAR/OGARVIE companies, chairman of the board of directors of the Central African Stock Exchange (BVMAC), president of the Federation of Businesses in Gabon (FEG) and president of the Gabonese Institute of Administrators (IGA).
Despite his appointment, Henri-Claude Oyima will continue, according to an official statement, to supervise the activities of the BGFIBANK group which he has been running for more than four decades. A double cap that illustrates the desire to combine expertise from the private sector and public responsibility.
In 2024, the BGFIBANK group posted a consolidated net profit from 122 billion FCFAup 27 % Compared to the previous year. Its total assessment amounts to 951 billion FCFAmaking him one of the strongest financial institutions in the region. The group’s next introduction to the BVMAC should strengthen the attractiveness of this scholarship in search of depth and liquidity.
