La Banque Centrale du Congo (BCC) a publié un communiqué selon lequel le taux directeur de l' institution was maintained at 25% by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).

Le communiqué indique que “le Comité de Monetary Policy (CPM) of the Central Bank of Congo met on Thursday, January 30, under the chairmanship of Ms. Malangu Kabedi Mbuyi, Governor of the BCC (...). Taking into account the cyclical increase in liquidity in the first quarter of the year, the CPM decided to maintain the restrictive monetary policy stance. Thus, the BCC key rate is maintained at 25%.” According to the press release, the mandatory reserve coefficients on cash and term deposits in national currency remain at 12% and 0.0% respectively and those applied to cash and term deposits in foreign currency remain at 13% and 12%, respectively.

La croissance économique estimated at around 6%, remained strong, driven mainly by the dynamism of the extractive sector, and the external position The country's economy has strengthened, contributing to an increase in international reserves. “The CPM also noted that the exchange rate has relatively stabilized, particularly in the second half of the year, with the depreciation of the Congolese Franc falling from 22.4% in 2023 to 6.2% in 2024