PM Makosso lays out Congo’s ‘acceleration’ strategy: tax reform, domestic debt restructuring, eurobonds, a fresh IMF facility and the Congo-Ocean Railway revival.
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At a Brazzaville seminar with Finance Minister Christian Yoka, the IMF urged Congo to diversify, curb debt and shield its most vulnerable citizens.
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Opposition leader Mathias Dzon warns that Congo-Brazzaville’s 2027 visa-free pledge invites security and fiscal peril, citing debt at 120% of GDP.
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Opposition leader Mathias Dzon assails Congo-Brazzaville’s debt at 99% of GDP, passport mismanagement and the 2027 visa-free policy for Africans.
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Moody’s raised Congo-Brazzaville’s outlook to positive while holding the Caa2 rating, signalling renewed market access and steadier public finances after 2024-2025 strains.
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As CEMAC chair, Denis Sassou N’Guesso reviewed regional monetary resilience, mining site restoration talks and Congo’s planned $850 million bond issue.
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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.
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Re-elected with 94.82% on 15 March 2026, Denis Sassou Nguesso opens a new term as Congo-Brazzaville faces oil dependence, public debt and social strain.