For four days, from Tuesday 2^nd to Friday 5, 2017 27 customs officers learned new techniques of trade facilitation at a seminar on risk analysis held at the Regional Training Center (RTC) of the WCO (World Customs Orgnization) in Brazzaville (targeting and selection).

Gaston Akobo, new General Manager

Gaston Akobo was appointed on May 04, 2017 by the board of directors at the head office of the com-pany located in Brazzaville. The following day, he was sworn into office by Armel Mbouloukoue, na-tional financial institutions, currency and debt Adviser representing honourable Calixte Nganongo, Minister of Finance, Budget and Public Portfolio.

The Ministers of Finance, the governors of central banks of the Economic and Monetary Union of West Africa and those of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa(CEMAC) and l’Union of Comoros met on Friday 14, 2017 inAbidjan,  capital city of Ivory Coast to examine the question relating to their currency.

On the sidelines of the meeting of the Ministers of finance of Zone franc area opening tomorrow April 14, 2017 in the Ivorian capital city, Honourable Calixte NGANONGO, Congolese Minister of finance, budget and public portfolio and current Chairman of the Monetary Union of Central Africa(UMAC) chaired the meeting of the Ministerial Committee of UMAC on Thursday, April 13, 2017 in Abidjan. The purpose of the meeting was to prepare the general meeting of the IMF and the World Bank scheduled to take place next week in Washington .

The proceedings of the Committee on the updating of implementing decrees ended on April 7, 2017 in the conference room of the ministry of finance, budget and public portfolio in Brazzaville. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Armel Fridelin Mbouloukoue, Adviser in charge of national financial institutionsministry, currency and debt in the ministry of finance. Mr. Constant BADIA, Chief executive officer in charge of national financial institutions (DGIFN) also attended the meeting.

Honourable Calixte NGANONGO tables the draft budget framework law on finance Act for review by the economic and finance committees of the two chambers of Parliament

The amount of 192, 304 billion CFA francs, with an additional amount of 42 billion out of the amount requested, provides the Congolese government with a breathing space.for the development plan of the country.

Mr. ABBAS MAHAMAT TOLLI, new governor of BEAC and a national of Chad, and the other members of he government of the Bank were sworn into office by the current chairman of the ministerial committee of UMAC, honourable Calixte NGANONGO, Congolese Minister of Finance, budget and public portfolio on March 31, 2017 in Yaounde, headquarters of the Bank.

After chairing two board of directors meetings, one being extraordinary and held on march 27, 2017, Honorable Calixte NGANONGO, Miniser of Finance, Budget and Public Portfolio is going to chair tomorrow March 31, 2017 the sworn into office ceremony of Mr. Abbas Mahamat Tolli, a national of Chad, as governor of BEAC (Bank of Central African States) in Yaounde, for a seven-year term.

Martial DJIMBI MAKOUNDI, new General Manager of COGELO was appointed on the occasion of the meeting of the Board of directors held on March 25, 2017, to temporarily fill the position of his predecessor Nestor Tchissambou Makosso, who had been suspended. The new General Manager was sworn into office on March 27 this year.