The Democratic Republic of Congo under the presidency of Félix Tshisekedi is working to modernize the Congolese economic ecosystem. In this sense, the Head of State recognized and welcomed the presentation of the results of the first survey of the National Barometer on the Business Climate (BNCA) on June 6, 2023. This report is an essential tool for the public authorities. in order to know the perception of economic operators on the economic environment and the difficulties encountered by them in their activity.
The National Business Climate Barometer (BNCA) carried out over a period from January 24 to March 27, 2023 collected the opinions of 403 companies in 13 sectors of the national economy. The results showed that the business climate is improving and has reached a satisfaction score of 37%. Moreover, President Tshisekedi urged the government to accelerate the implementation of the Business Climate Emergency Plan in order to achieve the necessary economic reforms by the end of the year.
Félix Tshisekedi encouraged the government to put in place a system for monitoring recommendations issued by public and private partners during public and private dialogue. For this, this survey calls in particular for reforms in taxation and incidental taxation, legal and judicial security, the political environment, the management of public contracts, the quality of the administration as well as that of infrastructure.
To improve the overall score of companies, the President of the Republic insists on the involvement of all the institutions representing the state apparatus, from politics to the administration, including the leaders of the various public services having a direct or indirect impact on the business climate.
Finally, the National Barometer on the business climate is intended to be a tool for the overall assessment of the economic ecosystem in the DRC and an interface between the President of the Republic and the heads of entrepreneurs, thus allowing the formulation of recommendations emanating from key players in the Congolese economic ecosystem