It is time for Congos money abroad to come home and for that money, and more, to be invested in the DRC, said Martin Kobler, the head of the UN mission in the DRC. Kobler told the Security Council that the country now had a stable currency and had brought inflation under control, but that more than 70% of its people remained among the worlds poorest. It is time to move from a war economy to a peace economy. It is time to see illegal exploitation turned into legitimate trade. It is time to move from excessive wealth for a few, to sufficiency for all. The special envoy for the Great Lakes region, Said Djinnit, told the council that a substantial portfolio of investment projects are to be approved at a regional meeting in Luanda in early December. That meeting is to pave the way to a private sector investment forum to be held next year to signal a new era in the Great Lakes region towards shared stability and prosperity, said Djinnit. The DRCs economy is expected to grow at least 8.5% next year, driven mostly by mining
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 13:45:55 +0000
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