Economy & Business

MBTP secures a $150m deal with AD Ports to build Pointe-Noire’s new container terminal, a 420-metre quay set to create 9,000 jobs in Congo-Brazzaville.

GIMAC Pay processed over 20 million transactions worth 863 billion FCFA in 2025 as Central Africa accelerates its digital, cashless payment ambitions.

Congo-Brazzaville and BADEA sign two financing conventions worth $500 million to extend the Corniche road and deepen the country’s stake in Africa’s Solidarity Fund.

The 61st AfDB Annual Meetings in Brazzaville gathered over 3,000 delegates from 81 member states to rethink development finance in a fragmented world.

From 25 to 29 May, Brazzaville hosts the African Development Bank’s Annual Meetings, gathering heads of state, finance ministers and investors to debate the continent’s growth.

Minister Jacqueline Lydia Mikolo frames the AfCFTA as a national priority for Congo-Brazzaville, unveiling legal reforms and a 2026-2030 operational roadmap.

Brazzaville has formally asked the IMF for a new programme barely a year after its last one, building on a $700M eurobond and a bond buyback aimed at fiscal credibility.

Congo-Brazzaville and Emirati group AD Ports have signed accords worth over $236 million to develop Pointe-Noire’s East New Mole terminal under Noatum Ports.

Brazzaville has formally requested talks with the IMF for a new economic programme, honouring January 2026 CEMAC commitments on fiscal stability and reform.

Brazzaville will host the AfDB’s 61st Annual Meetings on 25-29 May 2026, gathering some 3,000 delegates to debate financing development in a fragmented world.