by The Fikiria Desk | May 6, 2026 | Property
The Democratic Republic of Congo holds mineral ground that the world competes for, yet the roads, permits and serviced land needed to move that wealth across the country remain its tightest constraint. On 6 May 2026, an International Monetary Fund mission reached...
by The Fikiria Desk | May 6, 2026 | Economics
A sovereign bond is signed in a distant financial centre, but its consequences land in a Kolwezi workshop, a Goma warehouse and a Kinshasa payroll. On 6 May 2026 the Democratic Republic of Congo took that step: an International Monetary Fund mission reached...
by The Fikiria Desk | May 6, 2026 | Profiles
The Democratic Republic of Congo has announced ambitious plans before; what it has more often lacked is the institutional capacity to execute them twice. On 6 May 2026, an International Monetary Fund mission reached staff-level agreement on its programme reviews,...
by The Fikiria Desk | May 6, 2026 | Lifestyle
In Kinshasa and Goma, macroeconomic milestones and the price of a bus fare live in different worlds, and residents feel the second long before they read about the first. On 6 May 2026, an International Monetary Fund mission reached staff-level agreement on its...
by The Fikiria Desk | May 6, 2026 | Intellectual
Every resource-rich state is offered the same tempting shortcut: borrow against the wealth in the ground and build before the wealth is dug up. Few make the shortcut work, because the model demands a discipline that mineral windfalls tend to erode. On 6 May 2026, the...