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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2019 Article IV Consultation with the Republic of Congo
International Monetary Fund
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January 27, 2020
On January 17, 2020, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation 1 the Republic of Congo. The economic situation remains difficult but there are some signs of stability. Non-oil growth could...
IMF Staff Completes Mission for the 2019 Article IV and First ECF Review with the Republic of Congo
International Monetary Fund
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November 6, 2019
November 6, 2019 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the...
Shri Ghotu Ram Meena appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Congo
African Press Organization
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August 8, 2019
Download logo Shri Ghotu Ram Meena, presently Counsellor, Embassy of India, Kyiv, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Congo. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly.Distributed by APO Group on behalf of...
Republic of Congo National Day
African Press Organization
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August 15, 2018
Download logo On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I offer my heartfelt congratulations to the people of the Republic of Congo on the 58th anniversary of independence on August 15th. The United States looks forward to...
IMF Executive Board Approves US$448.6 Million Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) for the Republic of Congo
International Monetary Fund
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July 11, 2019
July 11, 2019 Executive Board decision allows an immediate disbursement of SDR32.4 million (about US$44.9 million) to the Republic of Congo. The Republic of Congo’s ECF program supports the authorities’ efforts to restore fiscal sustainability and...
Republic of Congo announces promotion of Licence Round Phase 2 to take place at Africa Oil Week 2018
African Press Organization
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June 13, 2018
Africa Oil Week (www.Africa-OilWeek.com) and the Ministry of Hydrocarbons of the Republic of Congo today announce the promotion of the Congo-Brazzaville Licence Round Phase 2 2018/19 at Africa Oil Week, 5th – 9th November 2018. Congo Minister of...
Macro-Fiscal Gains from Anti-Corruption Reforms in the Republic of Congo
International Monetary Fund
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June 3, 2019
Disclaimer: IMF Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to encourage debate. The views expressed in IMF Working Papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the...
IMF Staff Completes Staff Visit to the Republic of Congo
International Monetary Fund
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November 14, 2018
November 14, 2018 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent...
IMF Staff Concludes Program Negotiation Mission to the Republic of Congo
International Monetary Fund
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April 19, 2018
April 19, 2018 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the...
IMF Mission to Visit the Republic of Congo
African Press Organization
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September 25, 2017
At the request of the authorities of the Republic of Congo, a staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will visit Brazzaville from September 26 to October 4, 2017. The mission will take stock of recent economic developments, finalize...
IMF Staff Concludes Visit to The Republic of Congo
International Monetary Fund
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December 20, 2017
December 20, 2017 An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Mr. Abdoul Aziz Wane, visited Brazzaville from December 5 to December 20, 2017, to discuss the authorities’ economic and financial program and possible financial support by the...
Statement at the end of an IMF Mission to the Republic of Congo
International Monetary Fund
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October 4, 2017
October 4, 2017 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the...
Free broadcast-quality video: Dangote Cement stirs industrial revolution in Africa with the commissioning of Mfila plant in the Republic of Congo
African Press Organization
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November 24, 2017
Africa’s largest cement Company, Dangote Cement Plc yesterday added fillip to the on-going efforts at economic emancipation of Africa when it formally opened its 1.5mtpa capacity cement plant in Mfila, Congo Brazzaville, amid ecstasy by the...
Press release on Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov’s meeting with Ambassador of the Republic of Congo to Russia Aimé Clovis Guillond
African Press Organization
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June 8, 2017
On June 7, Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov received Ambassador of the Republic of Congo Aimé Clovis Guillond to mark the end of his ambassadorship in Moscow. During...
IMF Staff Finalizes 2017 Article IV Consultation with the Republic of Congo and Initiates Discussions on a Possible IMF-Supported Financial Arrangement
African Press Organization
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March 10, 2017
The team made significant progress in assessing the authorities’ policies for 2017 and the medium term, and their implications for fiscal sustainability and external stability. The authorities aim to strengthen the Republic of Congo’s buffers, in...
Republic of Congo: 2015 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report
International Monetary Fund
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September 16, 2015
Summary: The Republic of Congo has been hit hard by the oil price shock. Fiscal and current account balances deteriorated in 2014 reflecting increased government spending and lower oil prices. Corrective measures are now being taken. Private...
Wang Yi Holds Talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Congolese Nationals Abroad Jean-Claude Gakosso of the Republic of Congo
African Press Organization
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January 12, 2017
On January 10, 2017, Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Congolese Nationals Abroad Jean-Claude Gakosso of the Republic of Congo in Brazzaville. Wang Yi said that China and the Republic of Congo...
President Denis Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of Congo Meets with Wang Yi
African Press Organization
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January 12, 2017
On January 10, 2017, President Denis Sassou-N'guesso of the Republic of Congo met with Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the presidential palace in Brazzaville. Denis Sassou-Nguesso said that the friendship between the Republic of Congo and China has...
IMF Staff Finalizes 2017 Article IV Consultation with the Republic of Congo and Initiates Discussions on a Possible IMF-Supported Financial Arrangement
International Monetary Fund
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March 9, 2017
March 9, 2017 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the...
Republic of Congo 2016 License Round and Technical Roadshow
EIN Presswire
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October 15, 2015
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, October 15, 2015 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The 22nd Africa Oil Week 2015 (26-30th October) in Cape Town features over 40 Governments, National Oil Companies and Licensing Agencies, plus several Ministers and Government...