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Congo, the Democratic Republic of the

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La croissance économique de la RDC en 2011 a atteint 6.5 %, en léger retrait sur 2010 (7.2 %) en raison des tensions inflationnistes à l’échelle mondiale et de l’attentisme des entreprises en période électorale. Portée par l’agriculture, les industries extractives, le commerce, le bâtiment et les travaux publics (BTP) la croissance pourrait continuer à se ralentir en 2012 (5.1 %) à cause des incertitudes politiques persistantes.

English

The economy began to recover in 2010, with estimations showing real GDP growth increasing to 6.1% from 2.8% in 2009 and largely driven by mining, which was buoyed by higher world prices. This in turn stimulated the services sector and infrastructure rehabilitation. Contributors to overall growth were mining (11.8%), construction (10.1%) and wholesale and retail trade (6.3%). The economy is expected to grow at around 6.5% over the next two years.

Economic growth in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) slowed to 2.5% in 2009 (from 6.2% in 2008) owing to structural problems and the effects of the world economic and financial crisis. It mainly affected the country through shrinking trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) because of lower world demand and a drop in prices for the DRC’s main exports. Growth should recover to 6.5% in 2010 and 8.8% in 2011 as the world economy picks up, debt relief is granted, reforms are made and an agreement with China to build infrastructure in exchange for mining concessions to a Chinese-led consortium goes ahead.

French

En 2009, la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) a réalisé une croissance économique de 2.5 %, contre 6.2 % en 2008. Un repli lié à ses problèmes structurels et aux effets de la crise économique et financière mondiale. Celle-ci a principalement touché la RDC par le canal du commerce international et des investissements directs étrangers (IDE), à la suite de la baisse de la demande mondiale et de la chute des cours des principaux produits d’exportation congolais. Avec la reprise de l’économie mondiale, la mise en oeuvre de l’accord sino-congolais (l’attribution de gisements miniers à un consortium chinois contre la construction d'infrastructures), l’allègement attendu de la dette extérieure et les réformes en cours, le taux de croissance devrait passer à 6.5 % en 2010 et 8.8 % en 2011.

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The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo DR) upholds the principle of equality between men and women. However, certain provisions of Congolese law still discriminate against women, particularly in the areas of ownership rights and women’s lack of any capacity to sign legal contracts. The ongoing conflict with high levels of sexual violence has also had a major impact on women and girls.

EN 2008, LA RÉPUBLIQUE DÉMOCRATIQUE du Congo (RDC) a enregistré de faibles performances économi ques, financières et sociales, malgré des perspectives prometteuses sur le plan de la résolution des conflits, de l’exploitation des richesses minières et des réformes structurelles. Ces résultats sont dus à des facteurs exogènes, tels que le contexte mondial de crise alimentaire, énergétique et financière, et à des facteurs structurels endogènes, notamment le manque d’infrastructures de base et de transports, d’énergie, sans omettre le faible niveau de gouvernance politique et économique.

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IN 2008, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL and social performance in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was low, despite promising prospects in terms of conflict resolution, exploitation of mineral wealth and structural reforms. These results are due both to exogenous factors, such as the global context of the food, energy and financial crisis, and to endogenous factors, in particular the lack of basic transportation and energy infrastructures, not to mention the low level of political and economic governance.

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