
Economy - 28 July 2026
Mukoko Samba Highlights Digital Tools to Formalise Businesses
Kinshasa, July 28, 2026 - Senior economic officials, including Daniel Mukoko Samba, emphasised digitalisation as a lever to improve the business climate by accelerating company formalisation and administrative processes.
Kinshasa, July 28, 2026 - Senior economic officials, including Daniel Mukoko Samba, emphasised digitalisation as a lever to improve the business climate by accelerating company formalisation and administrative processes.
The approach seeks to reduce informal-sector barriers, broaden the tax base and make registration and compliance more accessible.
This detail was included in the mid-to-late July DRC briefing.
Digital reforms remain politically sensitive where entrepreneurs complain of bureaucracy, multiple levies and uneven enforcement.
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