IMF Weighs New Program for Congo as Backdrop Improves

(Bloomberg) -- Explore what’s moving the global economy in the new season of the Stephanomics podcast. Subscribe via Pocket Cast or iTunes.The International Monetary Fund is considering a new financing partnership with the Democratic Republic of Congo following renewed discussions between the two parties, Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga said.“The IMF will examine within six months a short-term program with the government,” Ilunga said, according to an emailed statement from gov