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Kinshasa turns to the mining companies for fresh funds

President of the DRC Felix Tshisekedi, 4 February 2023.
President of the DRC Felix Tshisekedi, 4 February 2023. © Tchandrou Nitanga/AFP
As it struggles to balance its books despite record revenues last year, Kinshasa is looking to the mining sector to help it improve its finances. The government is using every means at its disposal, including a tax on exceptional profits and an increase in Chinese companies' royalty payments. [...]
Published on 21.06.2023 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 4 minutes
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