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03/06/2025

Ministry of External Trade

STRATEGIC MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR OF THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM IN THE DRC, ROXANE DE BILDERLING ON STRENGTHENING TRADE COOPERATION

Thanks to the commercial diplomacy led by the Minister of Foreign Trade, the Kingdom of Belgium is committed to supporting cocoa producers based in...

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03/06/2025

Ministry of External Trade

CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS OF WOMEN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION/DRC FOR EXPORTS IN ZLECAF

After 5 days of training in Kinshasa focused on a good understanding of the issues of the African Continental Free Trade Area-ZLECAF, the Congo...

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26/05/2025

Ministry of External Trade

DG OKONJO-IWEALA AND IPU SECRETARY GENERAL CHUNGONG URGE PARLIAMENTS TO RATIFY WTO FISHERIES AGREEMENT

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Inter-Parliamentary Union Secretary-General Martin Chungong are urging parliaments around the world to...

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26/05/2025

Ministry of External Trade

DRC – FOREIGN TRADE: SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE PRICE OF ZINC ON THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET

Kalemie, May 26, 2025 – Zinc, one of the main export products of the Democratic Republic of Congo, recorded a slight increase on the international ...

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26/05/2025

Ministry of External Trade

LAUNCH OF THE CAPACITY BUILDING SEMINAR FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS OF WOMEN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION/DRC FOR EXPORTS IN THE ZLECAF

Start this Monday in Kinshasa of the capacity building seminar for women entrepreneurs grouped within the Women Business/DRC association on exports...

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24/05/2025

Ministry of External Trade

FOREIGN TRADE: JULIEN PALUKU SEEKING THE RATIFICATION, BY THE DRC, OF THE WTO AGREEMENT ON TRADE

The Minister of Foreign Trade, during the 44th meeting of the Council of Ministers, requested the ratification, by the DRC, of the agreement of the...

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23/05/2025

Ministry of External Trade

CHINA WILL INCREASE ITS INVESTMENTS IN AFRICA BY PROMOTING COOPERATION BETWEEN SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMEs) IN VARIOUS AREAS.

Shen Xiang, director of the West Asia and Africa Department of the Ministry of Commerce, briefed the press on the current landscape of Chinese inve...

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23/05/2025

Ministry of External Trade

FERTILIZER: EU TO SURTAX RUSSIAN AND BELARUS IMPORTS BY 50%

A few days after the adoption by the European Commission of a 17th package of sanctions against Russia, the European Parliament has just voted for ...

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23/05/2025

Ministry of External Trade

BUSINESS STRATEGY: FACED WITH TRUMP’S TARIFFS, THE RETURN OF FUNDAMENTAL CUSTOMS RULES

One of the rare positive effects of Donald Trump's tariff salvos was to highlight the interest for companies in controlling their customs operation...

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