This web page provides information in on the activities of the Office, views of the IMF staff, and the relations between the Republic of the Congo and the IMF. Additional information can be found on Republic of the Congo and IMF country page, including official IMF reports and Executive Board documents in English and French that deal with the Republic of the Congo.
At a Glance
- Current IMF membership: 191 countries
- Republic of the Congo joined the Fund in July 10, 1963; Article VIII
- Total Quotas: SDR 162 Million
- Loans outstanding: PRGF/ECF Arrangements SDR 16.32 Million
- Last Article IV Consultation: The 2015 Article IV consultation staff report was discussed by the Executive Board on June 1, 2015 (Country Report No. 15/263)
News and Highlights
Article related to the SSA REO Presentation
Article in French from La Semaine africaine
December 3, 2019
IMF Brazzaville Office Retreat
On December 2, the IMF Brazzaville office went on a retreat led by Ms. Alice Rwigema on ways to make the office more effective. Ms. Rwigema has many years’ experience in leading teams in West and Central Africa covering issues such as clarifying organizational objectives and creating clear pathways for achieving them, individual accountability and team performance. It is now up to the office to put these elements in practice.
December 2, 2019
Article related to the SSA REO, and the Domestic Arrears Situation
Article in French from La Dépêche de Brazzaville
November 26, 2019
Presentation to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the New IMF Program
The IMF Res Rep was invited to launch the second annual series of discussions and reflections at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the topic of the recently agreed three year Fund-supported Extended Credit Facility with the Congo. The meeting was presided by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the World Bank representative Madame Ouatarra provided her views on the nature of World Bank support to the Congo.
October 15, 2019
The Fifth China-Africa Forum Took Place in Republic of Congo (September 10-12)
During three days (September 10-12), the fifth China-Africa Investment Forum took place in Kintele International Conference Center, about 20 minutes north of the Congo capital Brazzaville. Five Presidents were present for the first few sessions (Angola, DRC, CAR, Equatorial Guinea, and Rwanda) in addition to the host President Sassou-Nguesso. The IMF mission chief Alex Segura was a panelist in a session on the future of work in a digitized Africa. Many discussions took place on the margins of the forum looking to enhance investment opportunities in the Republic of Congo and in other African countries.
September 12, 2019
Republic of Congo and the IMF
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