Democratic Republic of Congo

Despite having the third largest population in Sub-Saharan Africa, the DRC's economy remains small even by comparison with its African peers. BMI forecasts that the DRC's nominal GDP... 2013-05-23

BMI View: Import cover remains low, with the DRC's meagre foreign reserves representing less than two months' worth of imports. This deepens the country's dependence on the continuation... 2013-04-25

POLITICAL RISK - UN To Deploy 'Intervention Force' A United Nations 'intervention force' dedicated to neutralising and disarming armed groups in North and South Kivu will be deployed... 2013-04-25

BMI View: Foreign investment into the DRC remains dominated by spending on a growing mining sector, but the country's vast population offers the potential of a huge consumer market.... 2013-03-28

Political, Economic, and Business Environment risks for the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

BMI View: Despite surging exports, the DRC's import cover remains very low. With the country dependent on imports for almost all consumer goods (including food for the DRC's growing... 2013-02-25

POLITICAL RISK - MSF Warns Of Fighting In Copper Belt Paris-based Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reports that fighting between government forces and Mai-Mai militias... 2013-02-25