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Congo
New budget minister Andely picks task force to improve IMF relations

The Congolese Minister of Finance, Roger-Rigobert Andely. © Congoles Ministry of Finance

The newly appointed Congolese budget minister Roger-Rigobert Andely has named a select group to reopen communication channels with the IMF and negotiate the disbursement of the second tranche of a loan programme that has been blocked for the past year. But the going could be tough for the new team. [...]

Published on 17/06/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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