Overview

The Economic and Commercial Section is responsible for interacting with the Congolese government in matters pertaining to its economic relationship with the United States and for gathering information and reporting about the DRC’s economic situation to officials in Washington and elsewhere.  This encompasses a wide variety of areas from commercial advocacy, international business, natural resources, transportation, banking, finance, agriculture, labor, infrastructure, and of course communicating with the Ministry Officials of the DRC. The Section also serves as a conduit for American businesses interested in trade and investment in the DRC.  The Section further works with the Congolese government and businesses to aid and advance the local economy by presenting the various available U.S. government programs for developing nations.

Commercial Reference Library material is located at:

American Cultural Center 
498, Avenue Col. Lukusa
Kinshasa, Gombe (across the Gas Station SHELL)

For access, contact  MukokoAK@state.gov. 

For inquiries please email KinshasaEcon@state.gov with Subject specifying a general  topic from one of the following:

• Mining
• Commercial Inquiries
• Market Research Analysis
• Hydrocarbons
• Trade and Fair
• Macroeconomics
• Telecommunications
• Exhibitions
• Public finance and Bankings
• Energy
• Business Regulations
• Public Enterprises
• Aviation and Air
• Private and Government Tenders
• Infrastructures
• Transport
• Investments
• Environment
• Labor and Business
• Intellectual Property Right
• Road, River and Railway Transport
• Inquiries related to the above sectors  
• Agribusiness
• Forestry Agriculture

American Companies in DR Congo

• U.S. Companies, U.S. Foreign Subsidiaries or U.S. Distributors (PDF 64.15KB)

U.S. Government Resources

• Millenium Challenge Corp. (MCC)  
• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 
• U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)
• Overseas Private Investment Corporation
• Export-Import Bank of the United States (Exim)
• Department of Commerce
• Office of the US Trade Representative
• African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA)

International Financial  Institutions

• World Bank Group
• International Monetary Fund
• The African Development Bank

Trade and Investment Organizations

• Corporate Council on Africa (CCA)