Kinshasa, September 27th, 2026 (CPA).- The Congolese franc showed relative stability on the foreign exchange market, standing at CDF 2,266.65 at the indicative rate and CDF 2,339.50 on the parallel market as of September 18, 2026, compared with CDF 2,266.30 and CDF 2,340.10 respectively the previous week, according to the report of the Council of Ministers consulted Saturday by CPA. “As of September 18, 2026, the exchange rate stood at CDF 2,266.65 for one US dollar on the interbank market and CDF 2,339.50 on the parallel market, representing a slight appreciation of 0.01% and a slight depreciation of 0.03%,” according to the report signed by Minister Patrick Muyaya, Government Spokesperson.
According to the source, Central Bank Governor André Wameso, who attended the Council of Ministers meeting as a guest to present an update on the foreign exchange market and the market for goods and services in the DRC, reassured the Council that domestic economic conditions remained relatively stable, thanks to the slowdown in weekly inflation and the stability of the national currency on both segments of the foreign exchange market. In this regard, the BCC Governor indicated that during the third week of September 2026, the pace of price increases continued to slow, following the trend observed since the end of March. He noted that, year-on-year, the inflation rate had fallen to 3.3%, compared with 7.8% a year earlier, thus remaining below the medium-term target of 7%.
“Thus, the weekly inflation rate stood at 0.11% nationwide, compared with 0.14% the previous week,” he added.
Furthermore, Mr. Wameso indicated that global prices of major commodities had generally performed well during the period under review. Taking into account external and domestic risk factors, the BCC Governor made a series of recommendations aimed in particular at continuing to monitor prices of goods and services among economic operators; closely monitoring factors likely to disrupt markets; diversifying energy supply sources; and reducing vulnerability to commodity shocks through diversification of the productive sector.