Wednesday July 5, 2023, at the headquarters of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) in Brazzaville, the ordinary meeting of the National Economic and Financial Committee (CNEF) was held, chaired by Jean-Baptiste Ondaye, Congolese Minister of Economy and Finance, President of the CNEF. This session was attended by his colleague, Ludovic Ngatsé, Minister of Budget, Public Accounts and Public Portfolio, Marcel Ondélé, Deputy Secretary General of the Central African Banking Commission (COBAC) and, by videoconference, Michel Dzombala , Vice-Governor of the BEAC and Jacqueline Adiaba Nkembe, President of the Central African Financial Market Supervisory Commission (COSUMAF). It emerged from the session that economic activity should consolidate in 2023, with a real gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of +2.3%.

Monday June 19 in Pointe-Noire, economic capital, and Tuesday June 20, 2023 in Brazzaville, political capital, Jean-Baptiste Ondaye, Minister of Economy and Finance, successively inaugurated two new enrollment and production centers NIU (Unique Identification Number) biometric cards. In the presence of the municipal authorities of the two cities.

After five days of training provided by experienced national and expatriate experts, the managerial executives of the Ministry of Economy and Finance were called by their Head of Department, Jean-Baptiste Ondaye, to “become vectors of economic performance and financial situation by 2026. While four recommendations were made to them by the Expert Trainers.

The Steering and Monitoring Committee (COS) of the Debt Reduction-Development Contract (C2D) was held, for the 6th consecutive time, on Tuesday June 13, 2023 in Brazzaville. It took stock of the existence of the said Contract since 2010, in particular the recommendations and decisions of its last annual session in February 2022. The participants made recommendations for the future.

On the occasion of the opening of the training workshop on the reform of public finance governance, which is being held at the Kintélé International Conference Center (CIC), north of Brazzaville, from Monday June 12 to Friday June 16 2023, the Minister of Economy and Finance, Jean-Baptiste Ondaye, expressed the wish to set up “a Center for developing executive skills”, to meet the ongoing requirements of results-based management ( GAR).

Thursday June 8, 2023, at the headquarters of the Integrated Public Sector Reforms Project (PRISP), supported by the World Bank, in Brazzaville, Audrey Alban Mapithy-Ma-Mapithy, Administrative and Legal Advisor (CAJ) to Jean-Baptiste Ondaye, Minister Congolese Minister of Economy and Finance, received and then officially handed over a donation of IT equipment. These are intended for the operation of the computerized system for verifying the legality of the marketing of wood from Congolese forests (SIVL).

On the High Instructions of His Excellency Mr. Denis Sassou-N'Guesso, President of the Republic of Congo and dedicated President of the Economic and Financial Reforms Program of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (PREF-CEMAC), Mr. Jean -Baptiste Ondaye, Congolese Minister of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Congo and President of the Ministerial Committee of the Central African Monetary Union (UMAC), paid, Thursday June 1, 2023, a working visit to Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic (CAR).

Athanase Ngassaki, Chief of Staff of the Congolese Minister of Economy and Finance, closed, Thursday May 25, 2023 in Brazzaville, the work of the 1st Conference on banking governance in the CEMAC zone (Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa) . In the presence, in particular, of Michel Dzombala, Vice-Governor of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC); the Representative of Maurice Ouanzin, Secretary General of the Central African Banking Commission (COBAC); Serge Dino Daniel Ngassackys, BEAC National Director for Congo; and Calixte Médard Tabangoli, Director General of the Postal Bank of Congo (BPC), President of the Professional Association of Credit Institutions (APEC) of Congo.

Tuesday May 23, 2023 in Brazzaville, Ludovic Ngatsé, Congolese Minister of Budget, Public Accounts and Public Portfolio, acting as Jean-Baptiste Ondaye, Minister of Economy and Finance, opened the work of the Regional Conference on the application of effective customs control and securing the trade of toxic chemicals in Africa. In the presence of Guénolé Mbongo Koumou, Director General of Customs and Indirect Duties of the Republic of Congo, Vice-President of the World Customs Organization for West and Central Africa (WCO-AOC).