A press release published January 8, 2026 mentions that the Central Bank of Congo (BCC) sold over $50 million American (USD) to commercial banks operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The objective is to meet liquidity needs in foreign currencies of the banking system observed after the end-of-year festivities.

The BCC press release declares: “the Central Bank of Congo brings to knowledge From the public that on January 8, 2026, it sold currencies to commercial banks in the amount of 50 million USD, at an exchange rate of 2 0.40 CDF the American dollar. This operation met the needs of liquidity in foreign currency from the banking system, in the context of cyclical needs observed after the end-of-year festivities.”

The document indicates that a summary of the situation on the foreign exchange market, on January 10 this year, revealed that tensions were observed on the parallel segment, due to speculations linked to negative expectations on the part of some economic operators.

The press release states also that the mso-ansi-language:fr; Mso-fareast-language:en-us; Mso-bidi-language:ar-sa"> Central Bank of Congo announces that she will take place again with the sale of currencies this Monday, January 12, 2026, thus inviting economic operators as well as the public to continue their operations in a climate of trust and to give priority to channels formal banking to meet their foreign currency needs, in accordance with the regulatory framework in force.