Kinshasa, August 19th, 2025 (CPA).– Currency worth USD 50 million at an exchange rate of 2,776 Congolese francs have been sold on Monday in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, by the Central Bank of Congo to commercial banks, according to a statement consulted on Tuesday at CPA. “The Central Bank of Congo has sold on Monday currency worth USD 50 million at an exchange rate of 2,776 Congolese francs per USD 1 to commercial banks », according to the statement signed by Andre Wameso, governor. According to the source, this sale has the purpose to stabilize the national currency.
To this end, the BCC strongly encourages the population and economic operators to direct and conclude their foreign exchange transactions through banks, in compliance with anti-money laundering measures.
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