IMF demands greater budget transparency in DR Congo
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Beto
The IMF is asking the DRC to strengthen budget transparency, limit emergency procedures and complete the rollout of the Treasury Single Account. Its executive board will examine the measures in December 2026, alongside a request for increased access to financing, according to the Fund’s end-of-mission statement.
The International Monetary Fund is calling on the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to reduce emergency procedures in public spending, continue decentralising spending authorisation and complete the rollout of the Treasury Single Account. It is also calling for the rationalisation of special funds and public establishments, according to its end-of-mission statement published on 4 November 2026.
The IMF noted discrepancies in the execution of the 2026 budget: operating expenditure exceeded available appropriations as at 30 April, while capital expenditure stood at only 0.24%. In the first half of the year, expenditure on goods and services had reached 186% of forecasts, according to the same statement.
The IMF Executive Board is due to examine these measures in December 2026, alongside the Congolese request for increased access to resources under the two financial programmes. The domestic budget deficit at the end of June had remained below the prescribed ceiling, but the Fund reported difficulties in executing the budget for the rest of the year.
The IMF mission comes after the publication of planned financing for the DRC, part of which is intended for the response to Ebola. This step follows the announcement of the 771 million dollars planned for the DRC, published on 4 November.
