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IMF Team in the DRC

DRC-IMF at a Glance

Projected % Change
   2008  2009
Real GDP 8.848 11.629
Consumer Prices 10.096 11.437
Source: World Economic Outlook (April 2008)
Please refer to more recent PIN/Staff reports on this country for possible revisions.

Public Information Notice
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2007 Article IV Consultation with the Democratic Republic of the Congo

DRC participates in the
General Data Dissemination System

Factsheets—to learn more about the IMF

IMF Civil Society Newsletter

Training for government officials in Washington and Tunis

Official Sites
Ministry of Finance

Central Bank of Congo

Other Useful Links
World Bank

UN Mission in Congo

UNDP

European Union

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RR-COD@imf.org

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Resident Representative Office
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Mr. Xavier Maret, Resident Representative
5ème Etage, Hôtel des Monnaies, Banque Centrale du Congo
Boulevard Colonel Tshatshi, Kinshasa
The Democratic Republic of the Congo
Telephone: (243) 81 700 6183
Fax: (243) 81 301 0322
E-mail: RR-COD@imf.org

Hours of  Operation: 9:00 - 18:00 M-F


Welcome to the website of the IMF Resident Representative Office in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This Web site provides information on the activities of the Office and relations between the DRC and the IMF. Additional information can be found on the main country page, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the IMF, which includes official IMF reports and Executive Board documents on the DRC.

Latest News:

Statement by an IMF Staff Mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Press Release No. 08/32; February 27, 2008

Statement by the IMF First Deputy Managing Director Lipsky on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC); Press Release No. 07/242; October 25, 2007

Statement by IMF Staff Mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Press Release No. 07/222; October 5, 2007

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2007 Article IV Consultation with the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Public Information Notice (PIN) No. 07/116; September 21, 2007



Press Statements and Presentations by IMF Office in DRC:

Press Statement on the Fifth Review under the PRGF, August 30, 2005

Press Statement on the Fourth Review under the PRGF, July 13, 2004

Press Statement on the Third Review under the PRGF, March 4, 2004

Speech delivered by the Resident Representative at The Parliament, February 19, 2004.

Latest IMF Country Reports on the Democratic Republic of the Congo:

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper September 26, 2007

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper - Joint Staff Advisory Note September 26, 2007

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Review of the 2006 Staff-Monitored Program and a New Staff-Monitored Program for 2007 - Staff Report; Staff Statement; Statement by the Executive Director for the Democratic Republic of the Congo September 25, 2007

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix September 25, 2007

Democratic Republic of the Congo: 2007 Article IV Consultation - Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Democratic Republic of the Congo September 24, 2007

Press Release: IMF Completes Fourth Review Under the Democratic Republic of the Congo's PRGF Arrangement and Grants Additional Interim Assistance Under the Enhanced Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries
July 13, 2004

Joint Staff Assessment of the Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Preparation Status Report, June 28, 2004

Second Review Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, June 28, 2004

Press Release: The Democratic Republic of Congo Formally Begins Participation in the IMF's General Data Dissemination System
June 9, 2004



A Selection of Other IMF Documents and Publications:

Regional Economic Outlook: Sub-Saharan Africa, April 2008

World Economic Outlook: Housing and the Business Cycle, April 2008

Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook, October 2007

World Economic Outlook, October 2007

Postconflict Economics in Sub-Saharan Africa, Lessons from the Democratic Republic of Congo by Jean A.P. Clément

The Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF)—Operational Issues, December 13, 1999

The Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF)

Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP)—Operational Issues, December 10, 1999

Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers—Progress in Implementation, September 2003

Report on the Evaluation of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) and the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF), July 2004

Aligning the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) and the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) Approach: Issues and Options, April 2003



The Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative

Modifications to the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative, July 1999