Democratic Republic of Congo

While the potential for a large-scale war will be limited, the government is likely to struggle significantly to restore order in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)'s Kivu provinces.... 2008-11-25

With global economic growth prospects looking weaker by the month, we believe that the demand for commodities, in particular metal prices, is likely to remain under considerable pressure... 2008-11-24

With the January 2008 peace agreement collapsing, the risk of further military confrontations between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government forces and militia groups will... 2008-10-28

On October 26, one month after the resignation of former Congolese Prime Minister Antoine Gizenga, President Joseph Kabila inaugurated a new government. While keeping key ministries... 2008-10-27

With commodity prices on the decline, we believe that inflationary pressure are likely to decrease noticeably over the course of 2009. Indeed, while average inflation is projected... 2008-10-27

Congolese Prime Minister Antoine Gizenga announced his resignation on September 25, stating that his old age prevented him from performing his state duties properly. While creating... 2008-10-01

On the back of a strong recovery in real GDP growth, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)'s telecommunication industry, especially the mobile phone sector, has seen significant... 2008-10-01

Despite our more cautious outlook on commodity prices over the medium term, we maintain our forecast of a 12.3% increase in real GDP growth in 2009, up from a projected 9.9% rise... 2008-09-30

We have revised up our inflation forecasts and project now that price pressures will reach an average level of 26% this year and 22% in 2009, with year-end inflation expected to rise... 2008-08-28

On the back of increased mining production we see exports increasing by 19.9% y-o-y in 2008 to US$3.6bn, and a further 19.4% y-o-y in 2009 to US$4.3bn. At the same time however, major... 2008-07-28