Democratic Republic of Congo

World Bank Stops Funding World’s Biggest Power Plant Plan

LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: The World Bank has suspended funding to help develop a $14 billion hydropower project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a stage in what could become the world’s biggest power plant, after a disagreement with the nation over implementation plans. The announcement to halt financing the Inga 3 project followed the Congo’s decision “to take the project in a different strategic direction to that agreed between the World Bank and the government in…

Congo Franc Hits New Low Against Dollar on Parallel Market

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Congo, Capital Markets in Africa: The Democratic Republic of Congo’s franc fell to a record low against the dollar on the parallel market as the slump in commodity prices takes its toll on Africa’s biggest copper producer. The Congolese franc traded at an average of 1,001 to the dollar on the parallel market on June 16, the Prime Minister’s office said Monday in an e-mailed statement, bringing its decline this year to 7 percent. On the official market, the…

AfDB unveils a blueprint to get rid of Africa’s energy poverty by 2025

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Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, Capital Markets in Africa — The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) unveiled its landmark initiative to solve Africa’s huge energy deficit by 2025 at a High Level Stakeholder Consultative Meeting attended by business and political leaders at its headquarters in Abidjan on 17 September 2015. The “New Deal for Energy in Africa,” which charts the way for a transformative partnership on energy focuses on mobilizing support and funding for the initiative from…

Democratic Republic of Congo: Economic outlook favorable over the medium term says IMF

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Kinshasa, DR Congo (Capital Markets in Africa) — The International Monetary Fund projected the Democratic Republic of Congo’s real GDP growth rate at 9.2% in 2015, unchanged from 2014, constituting one of the highest growth rates in the world. It anticipated economic activity to be supported by mining production, especially copper and gold. It indicated that the country’s medium-term outlook continues to be promising with low inflation and high economic growth, to be supported by…

IFC, Central Bank of the Congo Launch Swap Facility for Private Sector Financing

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Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (Capital Markets in Africa), — IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the Central Bank of Congo signed an agreement that enables IFC to swap U.S dollars for Congolese francs. IFC will use the swap to make franc-denominated investments in the local private sector, supporting the country’s efforts to increase the use of local currency in the economy. The Democratic Republic of Congo’s economy is dollarized. This means that…

Governor of Congo mining hub Katanga warns against tax hikes

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LUBUMBASHI, DRC (Capital Markets in Africa): – The powerful governor of Democratic Republic of Congo’s Katanga province warned on Wednesday against significant tax hikes in a proposed new mining code amid a recent decline in copper prices. The southeastern province accounts for nearly all of the vast central African state’s copper production, which surpassed 1 million tonnes for the first time in 2014. Congo vies with Zambia to be the continent’s top producer of the metal. A…

World Bank Commends DRC’s Efforts to Stabilize Macroeconomic Environment

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Kinshasa, DRC (Capital Markets in Africa):– World Bank Group Managing Director Dr. Sri Mulyani Indrawati on Tuesday concluded her visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where she met with President Joseph Kabila Kabange, Prime Minister Matata Ponyo and key members of the Congolese Government to discuss long-term development prospects for the region, and to review progress made as part of the Great Lakes Regional Initiative. During meetings held May 10-12, Dr. Indrawati commended…

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