The central bank of the six-nation Central African CEMAC zone cut its prime lending rate by 30 basis points to 2.95 percent on Tuesday to help spur the region's economy, and revised its 2014 GDP growth forecast down to 6.1 percent from 6.7 percent.
The bank's governor, Lucas Abaga Nchama, said in a
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