Kinshasa, November 15th, 2026 (CPA).- The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has raised USD 53.1 million on the domestic market as at November 3rd, 2026, compared with an announced amount of USD 70.0 million, representing a coverage rate of 75.9%, according to the economic bulletin from the Central Bank of the Congo (BCC) consulted on Sunday by CPA.
“For the operation on November 3rd, 2026, the Treasury has raised USD 53.1 million, out of an expected amount of USD 70.0 million, through two-year foreign currency Treasury bonds bearing interest at 8.0% per annum, representing a coverage rate of 75.9%,” it is read.
According to the source, this operation follows on from the one on October 28th (USD 60.0 million raised, 60.0% coverage) and the one on October 20th (USD 23.0 million, 57.5% coverage): the coverage rate is thus improving from one operation to the next.
Furthermore, as at November 4th, 2026, the total outstanding amount of Treasury Bills and Bonds was fixed at CDF 7,327.7 billion, compared with CDF 7. 134.6 billion the previous week, representing an increase of 193.1 billion (+2.7%) attributable to the dollar-denominated outstanding amount (USD 2,700.1 million, compared with USD 2,616.9 million), whilst the outstanding amount in Congolese francs has remained stable (1,216.5 billion).
The Dollar-denominated securities account for approximately 83% of the total outstanding amount. “As at November 6th, 2026, the Treasury’s deposits with the Central Bank stood at CDF 2,201.88 billion, down by CDF 636.92 billion compared with October 30th, 2026 (CDF 2,838.80 billion), compared with CDF 1,310.61 billion at the end of 2025.
This decline was accompanied by a rise of 167.31 billion in the Central Bank’s gross claims on the State (CDF 4,471.40 billion, compared with CDF 4,304.09 billion), which had remained unchanged the previous week,” the economic note has specified.
Treasury bills and bonds are debt securities issued by the Congolese government, through the Ministry in charge of Finance, to mobilise local savings in order to cover temporary cash flow deficits and finance priority public expenditure. ACP/