DRC: the Public Treasury shows a first monthly deficit in January of 14.2 million USD
A few days after the submission of his resignation, Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba chaired the meeting of the economic conjuncture committee on Tuesday, February 2, 2021.
The economic conjuncture committee of the resigning government notes that the economic and financial situation of the week of January 25 to 29 is characterized by a deceleration of inflation in Kinshasa and a slight acceleration of it in Lubumbashi.
“We also note a monthly deficit of 29.42 billion FC at the level of public finances. Deficit financed mainly by budget support. There is a relative stability of the indicative exchange rate and a slight appreciation of 0.43% FC on the parallel market, ”explained the resigning Minister of Labor, Néné Nkulu.
As for foreign trade, there was a weekly increase of 88.6% of exports and a weekly decrease of 9.4% of imports.
In view of the stability of the macroeconomic framework, Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba has decided to maintain the meetings of the economic conjuncture committee until the installation of the new government. “The Prime Minister announced that the meetings of the Economic Conjuncture Committee will continue until the team that will replace us can take control. This is for the stabilization of the macroeconomic framework, ”Néné Nkulu reported.
