Economy & Business

A strategic pivot toward fiscal transparency In an auditorium overlooking the banks of the Congo River, Finance, Budget and Public Portfolio Minister Christian Yoka opened a four-day workshop devoted to …

Merit at the Core of SNPC’s Scholarship Drive When the National Petroleum Company of Congo (SNPC) convened nineteen recent secondary-school laureates in Brazzaville, director-general Maixent Raoul Ominga made his expectations …

AD Ports’ discreet rise in Africa’s port map From the glittering breakwaters of Khalifa Port to the Atlantic shore of Pointe-Noire, Abu Dhabi’s state-owned AD Ports Group has spent the …

Intellectual Property as an Economic Catalyst Few policy levers promise as much transformative power for emerging economies as intellectual property. Speaking in Brazzaville during the 26th African Day of Technology …

Môle Est expansion: a cornerstone of Congo’s port ambitions On 28 August 2025, more than thirty freshly graduated baccalauréat holders embarked on an educational immersion inside the beating heart of …

A Record Injection into Congo’s SME Fabric When the Forum Horizon Initiative and Creativity closed in late August, the Republic of Congo’s entrepreneurial landscape received an unprecedented commitment: CFA 63.8 …

Brazzaville ceremony marks strategic accord The marble-clad hall of the Ministry of Communication in Brazzaville briefly became a crossroads of commerce and journalism on 27 August. In front of officials …

Fiscal Pressures and IMF Policy Advice Mounting budget deficits in several Sub-Saharan economies have revived debate over blanket energy subsidies. Confronted with rising oil import bills and narrowing fiscal space, …

A Convergence of Vision in Brazzaville When Daniel Biangoud, the national representative of the International Forum of African Youth for African Development (FIJADA), arrived at the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications …

Prime Minister’s Symbolic Coastal Stop Against the backdrop of the Atlantic surf, Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso toured the freshly inaugurated Bsca Bank outlet on Pointe-Noire’s Côte Sauvage on 26 …