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22/05/2025

Ministry of External Trade

THE DRC WILL BENEFIT FROM SUPPORT FROM THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION-WTO, A RESULT OF THE COMMERCIAL DIPLOMACY LEAD BY MINISTER JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA AT THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION-WTO

Determined to make the Democratic Republic of Congo a major player in international trade and not as a simple observer, the Congolese Government, t...

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16/05/2025

Ministry of External Trade

SIGNATURE THIS THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2025 IN KINSHASA OF THE MEMORENDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE EGYPT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHAIRED BY AL-AHRAMAT ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, COMPANY OF MAHMOUD SAMIH HOLDING

The Congolese Government, through the Minister of Foreign Trade, Julien Paluku Kahongya and the Egyptian Chamber of Commerce chaired by Al-Ahramat ...

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15/05/2025

Ministry of External Trade

ORAL QUESTION WITH DEBATE ON MEASURES PROHIBITING TRANSHIPMENT OF GOODS AT BORDERS DURING IMPORTATION

The Congolese Government, through the Minister of Commerce, has never prohibited transshipment which is recognized by the texts which govern the Wo...

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15/05/2025

Ministry of External Trade

THE APPOINTMENT

China announced on Wednesday the appointment of a new boss for trade negotiations, at a time when it is facing exorbitant customs surcharges impose...

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14/05/2025

Ministry of External Trade

TRADE WAR: CHINA AND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AGREE TO 90-DAY TRUCE.

The United States and China announced on Monday that they would suspend for 90 days most of the prohibitive customs duties that they had imposed on...

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14/05/2025

Ministry of External Trade

JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA CAMPAIGNS FOR THE SAFEGUARDING OF LOCAL INDUSTRY IN THE DRC.

As part of the safeguarding of local Congolese industry, the Minister of Foreign Trade, Julien Paluku Kahongya, has just signed two ministerial dec...

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05/05/2025

Ministry of External Trade

CLOSURE THIS MONDAY, MAY 5, 2025 IN KINSHASA OF THE RECEIVING AND BID OPENING SESSION OF OFFERS FROM COMPANIES HAVING SUBMISSIONS AS PART OF THE TRADE FACILITATION AND INTEGRATION PROJECT IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION - PFCIGL

Closing this Monday in Kinshasa of the reception and opening session of bids from companies having tendered for the construction and modernization ...

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02/05/2025

Ministry of External Trade

EXCHANGE BETWEEN MINISTER JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA AND OCC AGENTS AND EXECUTIVES WITH THE SYMBOLIC CONFERENCE OF GRADES

From now on, all agents and executives of the Congolese Control Office-OCC must sign a performance contract and the rating is part of the criteria ...

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25/04/2025

Ministry of External Trade

MINISTER JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA SPECIAL GUEST THIS FRIDAY TO THE FORUM ON TECHNOLOGY DIPLOMACY ORGANIZED BY WOMEN IN TECH ON THE SIDE OF EXPO 2025 OSAKA/JAPAN

The Minister of Foreign Trade of the DRC was the special guest this Friday at the Forum on Technological Diplomacy organized by Women in tech on th...

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