Do the Congo: the DRC is at last trying to clean up its economic act

Finance minister reviews mining contracts and hunts for new revenue sources to pay for social upliftment plans

05 October 2021 - 19:08 By Michael J Kavanagh

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is intent on revisiting mining contracts, rescinding and reselling unused oil permits and boosting taxes on beer to fund its development plans, according to Nicolas Kazadi, the country’s finance minister.  ..

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