ADOPTION THIS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2025 IN KINSHASA OF THE WORK PROGRAM AND THE 2026 ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE TRADE FACILITATION AND INTEGRATION PROJECT IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION - PFCIGL
Adoption this Wednesday, December 10, 2025 in Kinshasa of the 2026 Annual Work Program and Budget of the Trade Facilitation and Integration Project in the Great Lakes Region-PFCIGL estimated at more than 130 million US dollars, by the Interministerial Steering Committee of the PFCIGL, during its 5th ordinary session and its 2nd extraordinary session; work chaired by the Minister of Foreign Trade, Julien Paluku Kahongya.
Taking into account the security situation prevailing in the provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu, concrete and realistic strategies have been refined to accelerate the construction and modernization of infrastructure to facilitate trade in the eastern part of the country including one-stop border posts, ports, cross-border markets including that of Kasindi and roads.
The Minister of Foreign Trade, Julien Paluku insisted on the consolidation of the implementation of the Simplified Commercial Regime-RECOS launched with Burundi, a special regime which grants several facilities to small cross-border traders and the granting of subsidies to these small traders.
During this work, which was attended by delegates from the Presidency of the Republic, the Prime Minister's Office, sectoral ministries and technical services including the Congolese Control Office-OCC, the General Directorate of Customs and Excise-DGDA and the General Directorate of Migration-DGM, the Coordinator of the PFCGIL, Thierry Kayembe presented the key achievements of the year 2025 including the launch of work on the port of Kalundu, one-stop border crossings and Kavimvira cross-border market
This project is financed by the World Bank.
