MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE: THE DEMATERIALIZATION OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND IMPORT AND EXPORT PROCEDURES OF GOODS TO FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION IN THE DRC, EXPRATED BY MINISTER JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA AT THE HIGH-LEVEL ROUND TABLE ON DIGITAL ACCESS TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AT WTO PUBLIC FORUM 2026 IN GENEVA
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Speaking this Thursday, September 17, 2026 in the high-level round table focused on "from digital access to economic opportunities", at the Public Forum 2026 of the World Trade Organization-WTO which is being held in Geneva, Switzerland, the Minister of Foreign Trade, Julien Paluku Kahongya, on behalf of the Congolese Government praised the dematerialization of public procurement and procedures for importing and importing goods to fight against corruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has had its digital code since 2023, with an internet access rate of 34% and 67% of the population who have access to the telephone, according to data from the Ministry of the Digital Economy.
Today the Democratic Republic of Congo has already dematerialized 93 documents out of 98, with the electronic transmission of the computer system of the Comprehensive Single Window for Foreign Trade
S One towards the computer system of the General Directorate of Customs and Excise-DGDA, Sydonia Word, an advantage for economic operators, because delays and costs are reduced, indicated the Minister of Foreign Trade, while adding that the DRC had just launched its Commercial Information Portal-PIC which plays the roles of transparency with the publication of laws and commercial agreements signed by the DRC, simplification of administrative and customs procedures, international compliance in accordance with to the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement and save time and money by reducing office obstacles for investors and economic operators.
Just afterwards, the Minister of Foreign Trade accompanied by experts took an active part in the round table on critical mineral supply chains: trade, resilience and development.
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