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11/03/2026

Ministry of External Trade

(Multimedia) LEAD China's foreign trade up 18.3 pct in first two months of 2026

BEIJING, March 10 (Xinhua) -- China's foreign trade got off to a robust start to the year, with double-digit growth in the total value of merchandi...

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10/03/2026

Ministry of External Trade

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE: TECHNICAL MEETING ON THE SUCCESS OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE HIGH-LEVEL NATIONAL WORKSHOP SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 17 TO 18, 2026 AND OF SPECIALIZED TECHNICAL TRAINING ON COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS OF THE PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY INDEX, SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 19 TO 18, 2026. MARCH 20, 2026, CHAIRED THIS TUESDAY IN KINSHASA BY MINISTER JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA

To reassure ourselves of the success of the organization of the high-level National Workshop scheduled for March 17 to 18, 2026 in Kinshasa and the...

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08/03/2026

Ministry of External Trade

81ST MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS CHAIRED THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2026 AT THE AFRICAN UNION CITY BY THE PRIME MINISTER, JUDITH SUMINWA INFORMATION NOTE REPORTING TO THE FOREIGN TRADE SECTOR

Following the instruction of the Prime Minister, Head of Government, the Minister of Foreign Trade for his part highlighted to the council for exam...

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05/03/2026

Ministry of External Trade

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE: OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE UNITED KINGDOM-DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THIS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2026 IN KINSHASA BY MINISTER JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA

Increasing trade between London and Kinshasa, the United Kingdom-Democratic Republic of Congo Chamber of Commerce was launched this Wednesday March...

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05/03/2026

Ministry of External Trade

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE: THE FORMALIZATION OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEES SPS- SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY, TBT- TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE AND CODEX ALIMENTARIUS, AT THE CENTER OF A TECHNICAL MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2026 IN KINSHASA BETWEEN MINISTER JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA AND SAID ALI, INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE EXPERT

Consolidation of the integration of the Democratic Republic of Congo into international trade, and this, after the ratification of the agreement on...

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04/03/2026

Ministry of External Trade

In Trump's trade war, who wins? Who loses?

Record customs duties, global surcharge, abandonment of AGOA... The first year of Donald Trump's second term has redesigned trade flows between Was...

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02/03/2026

Ministry of External Trade

WORLD TRADE HOLDS ITS BREATH: TOWARDS AN ECONOMIC EARTHQUAKE IF THE STRAIT OF HOMUZ IS CLOSED

Special column from 02-03-2026 1. When the USA and Israel talk about several weeks of war in the Middle East, this is not without consequences f...

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26/02/2026

Ministry of External Trade

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE: MEETING OF AFRICAN FOREIGN TRADE MINISTERS HELD THIS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2026 IN MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE: THE ADOPTION OF THE AFRICAN VISION ON WTO REFORM AND THE PROMOTION OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE IN AFRICA AT THE CENTER OF DISCUSSIONS

Meeting this Thursday, February 26 in Maputo, Mozambique, the African Ministers of Foreign Trade adopted the African vision on the reform of the Wo...

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26/02/2026

Ministry of External Trade

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE: OPERATIONALIZATION OF THE PRESIDENTIAL “STAND UP YOUNG CONGOLESE” PROGRAM: CONTRIBUTION OF THE EXPERTISE OF THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN TRADE AT THE CENTER OF A MINISTERIAL MEETING THIS THURSDAY IN KINSHASA

Operationalization of the presidential program called “Débout Jeunes Congolais”, one of the key recommendations of the round table on employment an...

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