News Republic of Congo Currency: Democratic Republic of Congo: Multilateral Lenders Under Pressure From Exchange-Rate Effects Ahead of the 2026 Eurobond
A stronger Congolese franc has reduced the local value of external financing, creating a $836 million budget gap in the DRC’s 2026 fiscal framework. World Bank and AfDB project financing, capped in ...
News Republic of Congo Currency: Residents of rebel-held city in Congo face currency crisis
BUKAVU, Congo -- Residents of a Congolese city find themselves with money that can't be spent after banknotes, hole-punched and apparently meant for destruction, were reintroduced into circulation after a rebel group's invasion forced the banks to close.
News Republic of Congo Currency: Textile, footwear industries need support to unlock potential
Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter PLAYERS in the textile and footwear industries say they have the potential to improve on their competitiveness and generate more foreign currency if Government ...
News Republic of Congo Currency: From helicopter technician to successful farmer
Before I started farming, I was working at the Air Force of Zimbabwe as a helicopter technician. “I started farming in 2008 soon after coming from DRC where I was deployed. In 2009, I decided to do ...
News Republic of Congo Currency: Copper climbs on low inventories, soft dollar
Copper prices climbed on Wednesday as a softer dollar and worries about low inventories spurred buying, but gains were capped by slowing economic activity in top consumer China. Benchmark copper on ...
